UK Guantanamo Network

An alliance including the Guantanamo Justice Campaign,  London Guantanamo Campaign, Close Guantanamo Campaign, Freedom from Torture, and Amnesty International.

[UK Guantanamo Network @UKGuantanamoNet]

Trump administration says it has begun deporting migrants to Guantánamo Bay

Richard Luscombe

Press secretary says at least two deportation flights to Cuban base of undocumented immigrants ‘under way’

https://t.co/c2Ci3MdtKH

[UK Guantanamo Network @UKGuantanamoNet]

Migrant flight lands in Guantanamo Bay as legal questions swirl around Trump plans

- Priscilla Alvarez, Natasha Bertrand and Haley Britzky

https://t.co/s6UnC88kvx

[UK Guantanamo Network @UKGuantanamoNet]

Turning Guantánamo Bay into an immigrant detention center risks normalizing offshore detention and perpetuating its legacy of abuse. This dangerous move undermines international law. The UK must demand its closure, not expansion.

#CloseGuantanamo #HumanRights

[UK Guantanamo Network @UKGuantanamoNet]

@amnestyusa Guantanamo represents decades of injustice and human rights abuses. It's time to close this chapter, not repurpose it for more harm.

[Amnesty International USA @amnestyusa]

Guantanamo Bay has been the site of torture, indefinite detention without charge or trial and other unlawful practices by the U.S. government. President Trump should be using his authority to finally close the prison there, not re-purposing the facility for offshore immigration detention.
https://t.co/8Vv0wnHN1V

[CAGE International @CAGEintl]

🚨BREAKING: Trump Expands Guantánamo to Migrants

Guantánamo Bay has been a symbol of torture, indefinite detention, and injustice for decades.

Now, Trump’s executive order to expand it to detain up to 30,000 migrants revives its sordid history.

The enabling and impunity of the US’s War on Terror abuses have paved the way for Trump to now expand rather than abolish Guantanamo!

Mansoor Adayfi, our Guantánamo Project Coordinator and former prisoner, said: "This isn’t about security; it’s about control, about dehumanising people to justify their suffering. I know because I was one of them. The world can not look away as history repeats itself. Guantánamo should have been shut down long ago, not turned into yet another prison for the innocent."

This is not just policy; it’s an act of cruelty, designed to sidestep international norms and prioritise political gain over human rights.

We can not allow history to repeat itself and ensure that Guantánamo becomes a relic of the past, not a blueprint for the future.

[UK Guantanamo Network @UKGuantanamoNet]

Trump’s plan to send migrants to Guantanamo Bay could prove a costly mistake

⁃Eric Lewis

Guantanamo Bay has cost US taxpayers over $13bn. If Trump wants to find government waste, he should close it, not expand it!

https://t.co/yWaHDAQCRs

[UK Guantanamo Network @UKGuantanamoNet]

Trump directs Guantanamo Bay to be prepared to host up to 30,000 migrants

⁃Micheal Williams and Haley Britzky

Trump signed a memorandum directing the federal government to prepare the US Naval base at Guantanamo Bay to house thousands of migrants

https://t.co/8ykfatwW85

[UK Guantanamo Network @UKGuantanamoNet]

Trump directs Pentagon and DHS to prepare migrant housing at Guantánamo Bay

⁃Tara Prindiville and Zoë Richards

Also signing a slew of executive orders to shutdown illegal immigration and to deport millions of people who have crossed into the US

https://t.co/doaNvMfaFz

[UK Guantanamo Network @UKGuantanamoNet]

Trump orders preparation of Guantánamo Bay facility to house migrants

⁃Brett Samuels

Trump had earlier teased he intended to do so during a signing ceremony for an immigration-related bill.

https://t.co/OlOvMIrmzE

[UK Guantanamo Network @UKGuantanamoNet]

Trump orders opening of migrant detention center at Guantánamo Bay

⁃Tom Phillips

https://t.co/OfHzgg4k9h

[UK Guantanamo Network @UKGuantanamoNet]

Judge set to rule on admissibility of 9/11 confessions

⁃John Ryan

https://t.co/vGoaTlkXA1

[UK Guantanamo Network @UKGuantanamoNet]

Trump inherits the Guantánamo prison, complete with 4 ‘forever prisoners’

⁃Lisa Hajjar

https://t.co/tstV57FU1B

[UK Guantanamo Network @UKGuantanamoNet]

📢 Don't Forget Us Here exhibition extended until February!

Experience art by former Guantánamo Bay detainees, shedding light on the injustice of indefinite detention without trial.

🖼️ A powerful reminder of their fight for justice.

#DontForgetUsHere #Guantanamo #HumanRights

[UK Guantanamo Network @UKGuantanamoNet]

Deportations, tariffs, pardons: what Trump has planned for day one

- Joseph Gedeon

The incoming president is ready to sign a slew of executive orders on day one of his second term. Here’s what’s planned

https://t.co/gj0kTSUkn4

[UK Guantanamo Network @UKGuantanamoNet]

At 23, Guantanamo remains a stain on US history and Biden's legacy

-Yumna Rizvi

The outgoing US president promised to close the notorious prison but fell short. The detention centre remains a symbol of human rights abuses and unfulfilled reform.

https://t.co/zlF5XySYgJ

[UK Guantanamo Network @UKGuantanamoNet]

Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi's Family Requests His Release from Guantanamo Bay

- Hadia Ziaei

The family of Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi, a Guantanamo Bay detainee, is urging the US government not to transfer him to Iraq.

https://t.co/3mcz5C8yFF

[Saul Staniforth @SaulStaniforth]

"I operated every day and most of my list was children... we saw a lot of sniper injuries, the children seemed to be specifically hit by quadcopters... lots of them were shot in the back, in the head..."

Victoria Rose is an NHS plastic surgeon who spent time working in Gaza.

[UK Guantanamo Network @UKGuantanamoNet]

One more broken promise to close Guantanamo

- Mansoor Adayfi

Outgoing US President Joe Biden could have closed Guantanamo, but like his predecessors, he decided to maintain this symbol of injustice.

https://t.co/Oko0QBaoca

[UK Guantanamo Network @UKGuantanamoNet]

23 years is too long! Join us on Sat, Jan 11th at 1 PM in Old Palace Yard to demand the closure of Guantanamo Bay ✊

Share this post and let’s make our voices heard 🗣️‼️

#closeguantanamo #closegtmo #ukguantanamonetwork #freedom #justice #accountability #humanity #humanrights