Full List of Accused War Criminals Inside Guantanamo Bay As Biden Mulls Sending Haitian Migrants to 'Island Outside the Law'

Path To Closure Of US Detention Center At Guantanamo Bay Still Uncertain — A guard tower stands at the entrance of the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, also known as "Gitmo" on October 23, 2016 at the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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As gang violence persists across Haiti, the Biden administration is reportedly considering housing some migrants in Guantanamo Bay - the controversial "island outside the law" where the United States holds people accused of terrorism.

In addition to holding terrorism suspects, the US also has separate facilities on the military base for holding and processing migrants. The bay is located in southeastern Cuba, about 200 miles from Haiti, and was previously prepared for refugees following the devastating 2010 earthquake, according to CNN.

"We are ready if a mass migration - if we need to deal with a mass migration," US Southern Command Commander Gen. Laura Richardson told lawmakers on Tuesday, in response to concerns about waves of migrants fleeing the Caribbean country, which is now mostly controlled by violent gangs.

"We did a full walkthrough of our contingency plan on Gitmo last summer with all of the interagency and all of my components."

Guantanamo Bay has been subject to decades of controversy due to its treatment of the prisoners detained in American facilities - frequently without formal criminal charges or trials. The American Civil Liberties Union describes the base as an "island outside the law" where inmates are "detained without process and interrogated without restraint."

Both the Obama and Biden administrations declared intentions to close the center and many of the remaining inmates have been cleared for release. Despite this, 30 men remain inside the detention facility. Among those currently held are Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the self-described architect of the September 11 attacks; Mohammed Nazir Bin Lep, Mohammed Farik Bin Amin and Encep Nurjaman who are accused of conspiring in an Indonesian bombing that left 202 people dead; as well as four other individuals who were accused of being involved in the September 11 attacks.

These are the people currently detained in Guantanamo Bay: