Guantánamo’s Legacy and Controversy Long associated with post-9/11 detentions, Guantánamo Bay’s prison facility was originally created in 2002 under President George W. Bush.

A federal appeals court has canceled plea deals with three men accused of orchestrating the 9/11 attacks, deepening the legal morass surrounding the long-stalled case.

The Trump administration has quietly transferred more immigrants to the Guantánamo Bay U.S. naval base in Cuba, including nationals from China, Jamaica, Liberia and the United Kingdom.