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Guantánamo Bay Migrant Detention Center

Sector: Aerospace & Defense • Location: Cuba, United States

Source: Niskanen Center

Project
Planned

The project involves the establishment of a 30,000-person migrant detention center at Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, marking the first use of an offshore military base for detaining migrants with deportation orders. This initiative is expected to incur significant costs to American taxpayers, potentially amounting to billions of dollars.

Status
Prospective
Sector
Aerospace & Defense, Government
Location
Cuba, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Niskanen Center

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The project “Guantánamo Bay Migrant Detention Center” is an infrastructure initiative in the Aerospace & Defense sector, located in Cuba, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Niskanen Center.

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2026-07-22

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The project involves the establishment of a 30,000-person migrant detention center at Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, marking the first use of an offshore military base for detaining migrants with deportation orders. This initiative is expected to incur significant costs to American taxpayers, potentially amounting to billions of dollars.

Original sector

Detention

Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Cuba

Source

Source

Niskanen Center

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Sector

Aerospace & Defense, Government

Article published date

2025-02-14

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