Guantanamo

Court grants request to block detained Venezuelan immigrants from being sent to Guantanamo

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —  A federal court on Sunday blocked the Trump administration from sending three Venezuelan immigrants held in New Mexico to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba as part of the president’s immigration crackdown. In a legal filing earlier in the day, lawyers for the men said the detainees “fit the profile of those … Read more

Trump Says Will Use Guantanamo Bay To Detain Illegal Migrants

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Washington: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he planned to detain “criminal illegal aliens” at the notorious Guantanamo Bay military prison, used for holding terrorism suspects since the 9/11 attacks. Trump made the shock announcement as he signed a bill allowing the pre-trial detention of undocumented migrants charged with theft and violent crime — named … Read more