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![Decades-Long Fight to Close Guantánamo Is Urgent as Biden Plans New Migrant Jail](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/10/SEG1-Ratner-Book-Split-400x300.jpg)
Fight to Close Guantánamo Urgent as Biden Plans New Migrant Jail at Base
The Biden administration is advertising for a new contract to operate a migrant detention facility at Guantánamo.
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US Media Have Distorted Narratives on Haiti Since 1804. It’s Still Happening.
The treatment of the hundreds of Haitians at the border is cruel, inhuman, undignified and racist.
![Protesters join together in front of a USCIS Building to denounce the expulsion of Haitian refugees from Del Rio, Texas, on September 22, 2021 in Miami, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/09/2021_0923-protesters-against-haiti-deportations-400x300.jpg)
US Diplomat to Haiti Resigns, Citing “Inhumane” Deportations
Despite calls to halt deportations, the Biden administration shows no sign of stopping its hostility toward Haitians.
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Corruption and Drug Trade Fueled Honduran Migration to US
Adriana Beltrán says the instability in Honduras today is directly linked to the U.S.-backed coup of 2009.
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Number of Immigrants Detained by ICE Has Increased 70 Percent Under Biden
Activists in over 20 cities are mobilizing for a nationwide protest against deportation and ICE jails this Thursday.
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Videos Show “Unfathomable Cruelty” of Border Patrol Against Haitians at Border
“This system simply can't be reformed,” said Rep. Rashida Tlaib.
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Parliamentarian Blocks Dems From Including Immigration in Reconciliation Bill
This marks the second instance in less than a year that the parliamentarian has blocked Democrats' legislative goals.
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Biden Vows Mass Deportations as Thousands of Haitian Refugees Shelter in Del Rio
On Sunday alone, the Biden administration said it sent three deportation flights to Haiti, with more expected.
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Judge Blocks Biden From Continuing Inhumane Trump Policy to Deport Families
Advocacy groups that initially sued under President Donald Trump resumed their challenge to the expulsions last month.
![A photo of a man holding his son is superimposed on another photo of people in prison uniforms lining up to be detained.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0917-mike-ludwig-400x300.jpg)
Hunger Strike Erupts in Notorious Florida Jail as Haitians Fight Deportation
Haitians at a jail accused of human rights abuses are asking to be released rather than deported to a nation in crisis.