The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Feb. 12, claiming that the illegal immigrants detained at the naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are being denied several rights.
The ACLU said those rights include detainees’ right to legal counsel and legal counsel of their choice, their Fifth Amendment right to due process, and their First Amendment right to communicate with the outside world. Plaintiffs also argued that by removing access to legal counsel, the government violated the detainees’ right to habeas corpus, which allows them to challenge the legality of the transfer.
The lawsuit demands that the government allow the detainees to access in-person legal counsel on the military base and provide immediate video and telephone communication in the meantime, and that free, timely, and confidential attorney-client meetings, calls, and document exchanges be provided….