Lawsuit 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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New lawsuit challenges treatment of immigrants at Guantanamo detention center
In a lawsuit brought on behalf or two Nicaraguan immigrants held at the U.S. Navy base on Cuba, attorneys say there is a climate of 'extreme fear and intimidation' that interferes with constitutional rights to due process and legal counsel

Lawsuit says migrants endure isolation and intimidation at US' Guantanamo detention center
Civil rights advocates have renewed concerns that immigrants detained at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base on Cuba are being held in extreme isolation, cut off from meaningful access to legal counsel or candid communication with relatives.

Lawsuit says migrants endure isolation and intimidation at US’ Guantanamo detention center
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