Inside notorious Guantanamo Bay prison housing 9/11 terror suspects where Trump is sending 30,000 of ‘worst’ immigrants
Inside notorious Guantanamo Bay prison housing 9/11 terror suspects where Trump is sending 30,000 of ‘worst’ immigrants
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A HELLISH prison notorious for holding some of the world's most dangerous terrorists is now set to house thousands of illegal immigrants as part of Trump's vast crackdown. The US president confirmed plans to detain up to 30,000 "criminal illegal aliens" at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, calling it a "tough place to get out of".
![[Close-up of Donald Trump in the Oval Office.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/2025-washington-dc-trump-takes-965383072.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Trump's announcement came moments before signing the Laken Riley Act, his first law since returning to the White House. It mandates the detention of undocumented migrants accused of theft or violent crimes. “We have 30,000 beds in Guantanamo to detain the worst criminal illegal aliens threatening the American people,” Trump declared.
![[Razor wire fence surrounding Camp Delta at Guantanamo Bay.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/2013-guantanamo-bay-cuba-president-891616307_135cc1.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
“Some of them are so bad we don’t even trust the countries to hold them, because we don’t want them coming back.”. Guantanamo Bay has long been synonymous with human rights abuses, indefinite detention, and controversial interrogation techniques.
![[Taliban prisoners in orange jumpsuits at Camp X-Ray, Guantanamo Bay.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/2002-detainees-given-ba-sic-392654889.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
First opened in 2002 by George W. Bush in the wake of 9/11, the high-security facility became a legal black hole. There, suspects could be held without trial, subjected to brutal conditions, and interrogated using “enhanced techniques”—a euphemism for torture.
![[Interior view of a prison with cells and a soldier walking.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/2025-planned-detain-criminal-illegal-967647275.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The prison complex, located on Cuban soil but under US control, is a fortress of isolation. Guard towers loom over the razor-wire fences, motion-activated searchlights sweep the perimeter, and cameras monitor every inch of the facility. Inside, detainees — most clad in orange jumpsuits — have spent decades in concrete cells measuring just 6.8 square feet, often with nothing but a thin mattress, a metal toilet, and a small slit for daylight.
![[Photo of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in detention at Guantanamo Bay.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/undated-photo-downloaded-arabic-language-633977920.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
