US EditionLawsuit says migrants endure isolation and intimidation at US' Guantanamo detention center
- Immigration and civil rights advocates filed a new court document Saturday concerning immigrants detained at the U.S. Navy base on Cuba.
- Authorities use Guantanamo as a way station for immigrants seeking asylum from political conflict, like one arriving in October 2023.
- Attorneys report conditions there create a climate of extreme fear and intimidation, limiting communication and legal access.
- One immigrant stated in a written declaration he spoke with family about 20 times for approximately five minutes each call.
- The revised lawsuit asks a federal judge to intervene on behalf of all future immigrants held at the base.
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Judge questions US Defense Department role in Venezuelans' deportations
BOSTON - A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Monday to turn over the names of any migrants flown recently from the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay to El Salvador so he could determine whether they were deported in violation of a court order he issued. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Civil and immigration rights defenders have renewed their concerns that immigrants detained in Guantánamo Bay are being held in extreme isolation, deprived of meaningful access to legal assistance or sincere communication with their families, according to a new judicial presentation on Saturday. In a lawsuit filed on behalf of two Nicaraguan immigrants detained at the U.S. naval base in Cuba, lawyers say that there is a climate of “extreme fear …
Lawsuit Says Migrants Endure Isolation and Intimidation at US' Guantanamo Detention Center
Immigration and civil rights advocates have renewed concerns that immigrants detained at Guantanamo Bay are being held in extreme isolation, cut off from meaningful access to legal counsel or candid communication with relatives, according to a new court filing.
Lawsuit: Due process hindered at Guantanamo
Immigration and civil rights advocates have renewed concerns that immigrants detained at Guantanamo Bay are being held in extreme isolation, cut off from meaningful access to legal counsel or candid communication with relatives, according to a new court filing Saturday. Read more...
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