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US Plans to Detain Cubans at Guantánamo in Event of Mass Migration From Island
The Trump administration’s fuel blockade is creating a humanitarian crisis that may soon force many Cubans to flee.
General Says US Would Create “Camp” at Gitmo for Cubans Fleeing Trump Blockade
“The way these military goons jump right in to ‘accommodate’ atrocity is beyond the pale,” said a critic.
Some Public Health Workers Assigned to Guantánamo, Other ICE Jails, Are Quitting
“Public health officers are being asked to facilitate a man-made humanitarian crisis,” said one nurse who resigned.
Trump Has Made ICE the Largest Law Enforcement Agency in the Country
With Congress-approved funding, ICE detention is expected to triple in size, mirroring the scale of Japanese internment.
The Legal System Is Not Reining in Trump. It’s Letting Him Bend Law to His Will.
The US legal system has proved insufficient to protect human and civil rights in the face of Trump’s attacks.
US Mourns the Victims of 9/11, But What of the Victims of the “War on Terror”?
Twenty-four years into the global “war on terror,” we need rituals of public mourning to acknowledge its many victims.
Bush Lawyers’ Legal Arguments for Guantánamo Bay Paved the Way for CECOT
The Bush administration denied prisoners the right to due process. Now, Trump is doing the same.
Lawsuit Challenges “Unlawful” Detention of Migrants at Guantánamo Bay
The point of holding people in the notorious prison is “to instill fear in the immigrant population,” the filing states.
Lawsuit Alleges Trump’s Guantánamo Transfers Aim to “Instill Fear” in Immigrants
Three have died in ICE custody as Trump rapidly expands government capacity to surveil and incarcerate immigrants.
Private Company Running Guantánamo Immigrant Jail Is Accused of Rights Abuses
A lack of transparency means that questions remain over even the exact number of people who’ve been incarcerated there.