Sarah - I recall that Gitmo was used to house Haitian refugees back in the '90s but rose to its peak fame/infamy as lockup for detainees in our Global War on Terror®️ (GWOT). The Bush admin believed that, as a military base, it would be inaccessible to civilians such as reporters or attorneys unless invited in via the military or high-le…
Sarah - I recall that Gitmo was used to house Haitian refugees back in the '90s but rose to its peak fame/infamy as lockup for detainees in our Global War on Terror®️ (GWOT). The Bush admin believed that, as a military base, it would be inaccessible to civilians such as reporters or attorneys unless invited in via the military or high-level executive admin. Supreme Court did extend some due process rights to detainees; every step was hard-won.
The recent immigration detainees are not GWOT-level "threats." ACLU sued a week ago, seeking for the detainees to have access to legal counsel. Just today: "Nearly a third of migrants flown to Guantanamo deemed 'low threat,' DHS says in court filing"
...NOTE the "low level threat" description isn't that of a bleeding heart (like me) but of a U.S. Army colonel in a federal court filing per this news report:
Sarah - I recall that Gitmo was used to house Haitian refugees back in the '90s but rose to its peak fame/infamy as lockup for detainees in our Global War on Terror®️ (GWOT). The Bush admin believed that, as a military base, it would be inaccessible to civilians such as reporters or attorneys unless invited in via the military or high-level executive admin. Supreme Court did extend some due process rights to detainees; every step was hard-won.
The recent immigration detainees are not GWOT-level "threats." ACLU sued a week ago, seeking for the detainees to have access to legal counsel. Just today: "Nearly a third of migrants flown to Guantanamo deemed 'low threat,' DHS says in court filing"
...NOTE the "low level threat" description isn't that of a bleeding heart (like me) but of a U.S. Army colonel in a federal court filing per this news report:
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/politics/federal-fallout/nearly-a-third-of-migrants-flown-to-guantanamo-bay-deemed-low-threat-dhs-says-in-court-filing-donald-trump-kristi-noem-immigration-venezuela/65-a747aee6-37e3-4a9f-be73-f9ecf0ed3c1e