Senate Fact Finders Decry Costs of Immigrant Detention at GuantΓ‘namo NYT - Home Page By: Carol Rosenberg 9 October 2026 at 20:56 The setup has cost more than $100 million, the study said. A recent inspection found nearly 450 government employees and zero detainees. Β© Doug Mills/The New York TimesThe U.S. military and contractors put up this tent compound in early 2025 at GuantΓ‘namo Bay, Cuba, to house immigration detainees designated for deportation from the United States. They were taken down last year, never used.