The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has sued to prevent the Trump administration from transferring 10 illegal immigrants from the United States to the military base in Guantanamo Bay.
Transfers to the Cuban base, the civil rights group said, would violate U.S. immigration laws regarding the moving of detainees outside the United States. They also alleged the Trump administration was trying to stoke fear without a good reason.
The 10 men referenced in the lawsuit who are due to be sent to Guantanamo are nationals from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Venezuela. They are currently being held in Texas, Virginia, and Arizona, according to the ACLU’s lawsuit, which adds that they are not gang members or high-risk criminals….