ICE Transfers 18 Migrants From Guantánamo, Emptying Detention Site

Fewer than 700 migrants have been held at the U.S. Navy base under a crackdown on illegal immigration, though the detention site was envisioned to hold tens of thousands in tent cities.

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U.S. Officials See Hostage Release as Promising Sign for Deal With Taliban

The path to any agreement is complex for several reasons, including the Taliban’s demand that a man accused of being a Qaeda operative be released from Guantánamo Bay.

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What to Know About the 9/11 Case at Guantánamo Bay

A guide to the military prison, the prisoners, the costs and what else goes on at the U.S. naval base.

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After Years of Waiting, These 9/11 Families Are Losing Hope

Pretrial hearings have been on-again, off-again for so long that some family members of the nearly 3,000 victims now question whether justice is attainable.

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Thomas A. Durkin, Civil Liberties Lawyer for the Reviled, Dies at 78

He relished skewering the U.S. government as he represented unpopular defendants in public corruption and national security cases, like those at Guantánamo.

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Appeals Court Overturns Plea Deal in 9/11 Case

The court found that Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III had the authority to invalidate a contract reached between the accused mastermind and a Pentagon official.

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Illegal Border Crossings Plunge to Lowest Level in Decades

Border Patrol agents made just over 6,000 arrests in June, according to government figures, a sign that President Trump’s hard-line immigration policies are working to keep people out.

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Another Dozen Migrants Are Transferred to Guantánamo

About 540 Defense Department employees were staffing the operation, along with 130 homeland security workers.

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Fourth Military Judge in Sept. 11 Case Retires

It is not clear whether the chief judge now handling the case at Guantánamo Bay is serving as a caretaker or will hold hearings this summer.

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Trial in Bombing of U.S.S. Cole Is Postponed Until June 2026

The trial had been set to begin on Oct. 6, days before the 25th anniversary of the attack that killed 17 U.S. sailors on the destroyer Cole.

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