Gitmo has been used by American forces since the Spanish-American War in 1898, said USA Today. The first lease between the United States and Cuba was signed in 1903, then renewed in 1934 with a ...

Today, the base lies entombed beneath at least 100 feet of ice. Per a 1951 treaty with Denmark, the U.S. is able to build military installations in Greenland.

“We have 30,000 beds in Guantanamo to detain the worst criminal illegal aliens threatening the American people,” Trump said. Here are the key facts about the U.S. base, better known as Gitmo.