Shumita Basu

Please be advised this next story mentions suicide. In the early weeks of the Trump administration, nearly 180 migrants were sent to Guantanamo, the U.S. naval base in Cuba, where some were put in a military prison intended to be used for suspected terrorists affiliated with September 11th.

Please be advised this next story mentions suicide. In the early weeks of the Trump administration, nearly 180 migrants were sent to Guantanamo, the U.S. naval base in Cuba, where some were put in a military prison intended to be used for suspected terrorists affiliated with September 11th.

Please be advised this next story mentions suicide. In the early weeks of the Trump administration, nearly 180 migrants were sent to Guantanamo, the U.S. naval base in Cuba, where some were put in a military prison intended to be used for suspected terrorists affiliated with September 11th.

At the time, very little was known about who these people were or the crimes the Trump administration accused them of committing. The administration still has not provided that information, but they've described these migrants as, quote, And now that most people from the first wave of Guantanamo detainees have been deported, we're starting to hear their accounts of what it was like there.

At the time, very little was known about who these people were or the crimes the Trump administration accused them of committing. The administration still has not provided that information, but they've described these migrants as, quote, And now that most people from the first wave of Guantanamo detainees have been deported, we're starting to hear their accounts of what it was like there.

At the time, very little was known about who these people were or the crimes the Trump administration accused them of committing. The administration still has not provided that information, but they've described these migrants as, quote, And now that most people from the first wave of Guantanamo detainees have been deported, we're starting to hear their accounts of what it was like there.

The Washington Post recently connected with three men who were held at Guantanamo. All of them crossed the U.S. border illegally, but the Post couldn't find any other criminal records on file. They shared their stories with reporter Sylvia Foster-Frau.

The Washington Post recently connected with three men who were held at Guantanamo. All of them crossed the U.S. border illegally, but the Post couldn't find any other criminal records on file. They shared their stories with reporter Sylvia Foster-Frau.

The Washington Post recently connected with three men who were held at Guantanamo. All of them crossed the U.S. border illegally, but the Post couldn't find any other criminal records on file. They shared their stories with reporter Sylvia Foster-Frau.

They told Foster Frau during their two weeks at Guantanamo they were allowed to go outside for a total of two hours, shackled and placed in what one man described as a cage. Diovar Uskutegi said from his windowless cell inside the prison, he used a Bible to keep track of how much time had passed.

They told Foster Frau during their two weeks at Guantanamo they were allowed to go outside for a total of two hours, shackled and placed in what one man described as a cage. Diovar Uskutegi said from his windowless cell inside the prison, he used a Bible to keep track of how much time had passed.

They told Foster Frau during their two weeks at Guantanamo they were allowed to go outside for a total of two hours, shackled and placed in what one man described as a cage. Diovar Uskutegi said from his windowless cell inside the prison, he used a Bible to keep track of how much time had passed.

Uzcategui told Foster Frau the detainees were largely kept separate from each other. He overheard people threatening suicide. One man interviewed by the Post attempted it, and the other two said they considered it.

Uzcategui told Foster Frau the detainees were largely kept separate from each other. He overheard people threatening suicide. One man interviewed by the Post attempted it, and the other two said they considered it.

Uzcategui told Foster Frau the detainees were largely kept separate from each other. He overheard people threatening suicide. One man interviewed by the Post attempted it, and the other two said they considered it.

A senior attorney at the ACLU told the Post that the conditions detainees at Guantanamo have described are, quote, more restrictive, more severe and more abusive than a typical immigration detention facility in the United States.

A senior attorney at the ACLU told the Post that the conditions detainees at Guantanamo have described are, quote, more restrictive, more severe and more abusive than a typical immigration detention facility in the United States.

A senior attorney at the ACLU told the Post that the conditions detainees at Guantanamo have described are, quote, more restrictive, more severe and more abusive than a typical immigration detention facility in the United States.

The Defense Department, which manages the military prison at Guantanamo, and the Department of Homeland Security did not respond to the Post's questions about the treatment of people detained there.

The Defense Department, which manages the military prison at Guantanamo, and the Department of Homeland Security did not respond to the Post's questions about the treatment of people detained there.