In the early nineteen-nineties, Haitian refugees and asylum seekers were held on the base in abysmal conditions. Their experience now seems like a preview of what’s to come.

Trump still wants to use the base for detention, but a scaled-down version is the likeliest outcome, sources said.

Venezuelans held in the detention center are describing the conditions in which they lived for weeks. Some revealed trying to kill themselves

Kevin Rodríguez, now back in Venezuela, said the uncertainty of not knowing how long he would be in the U.S. military facility was what worried him the most.

What followed surprised Durán Arapé: he, along with more than 170 Venezuelan men, were flown to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba naval base for two weeks ... and help his family in Venezuela, and his son in Honduras. He was in detention for nearly 19 months ...

Mr. Hegseth served at the U.S. Navy base as a National Guard lieutenant. The base is now being used to hold some migrants who face deportation.