Trump, Guantánamo Bay and Migrants

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.
Trump Administration Transfers Migrants to Guantánamo Bay
The Trump administration recently made headlines by transferring a group of migrants to the controversial U.S. base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. This move comes
Trump Administration Sued Over Guantánamo Bay Migrant Plan
Attorneys filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Saturday to halt the transfer of 10 migrants detained in the U.S. to Guantánamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. This marks their second legal challenge in under a month against plans to use the facility for large-scale immigrant detention before deportation.
Civil Rights Attorneys Sue Trump Admin to Keep Migrants Out of Guantanamo: 'It's a Living Hell'
Civil rights attorneys have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to prevent the transfer of undocumented immigrants from the United States to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba
US civil rights groups sue Trump Administration over immigrants transfer to Guantánamo
Several civil rights organizations on Saturday filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration to halt the transfer of noncitizens from the US to the US Naval Station at Guantánamo Bay,
Attorneys are Suing to Keep 10 Migrants out of Guantanamo Bay as Others Say They Were Abused There
The 10 men involved in the lawsuit came to the U.S. in 2023 or 2024, seven from from Venezuela, and the others from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
ACLU and other advocates sue to block migrants from being sent to Guantánamo Bay
The lawsuit says there is no legitimate reason to send migrants to Guantánamo because the U.S. has ample detention facility.
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ACLU Lawsuit Challenges U.S. Government’s Transfer of Immigration Detainees to Guantánamo Bay
The plaintiffs are seeking a court order to halt further transfers to Guantánamo and to return any detainees currently held ...
New stories of abuse from Guantánamo Bay
This time, detained undocumented immigrants — not terrorism suspects — demonstrate why the prison should be closed.
What We Know About the Secretive Migrant Mission at Guantánamo Bay
The Trump administration has said little about the Venezuelan men who were transferred from Texas to the U.S. military base ...
Nearly 200 Venezuelan illegal immigrants detained at Guantánamo Bay are flown back home
Flights that left from Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, Thursday transported nearly 200 illegal immigrants detained on the island back ...
Senate Democrats challenge transfer of migrants to Guantánamo Bay
A group of five Senate Democrats led by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) sent a letter to President Trump on Monday challenging his ...
Trump Administration Moves More Migrants to Guantánamo Bay
The base had been cleared of migrants since Thursday, after the government sent 177 to Venezuela and one back to the United ...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives at Guantanamo Bay, calls it 'front lines of the war' on southern border
Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, arrived at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Tuesday where he was seen meeting and greeting the troops stationed there.
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Guantánamo needs to be shut down, not expanded
The prison has since become synonymous with indefinite detention — 15 people still remain there today, over 20 years later.