Migrants being held on the U.S. jail camp at Guantanamo Bay at the moment are being permitted to talk to their attorneys by telephone, an official for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement stated in a court docket submitting.
In response to a collection of court docket filings launched on Thursday which are a part of a lawsuit filed by advocacy teams towards the Division of Homeland Safety, an ICE official stated migrant detainees at Guantanamo at the moment are in a position to communicate with their attorneys, and that DHS is evaluating the “feasibility and necessity” for in-person counsel visits.
The Trump administration, as a part of its crackdown on unlawful immigration, has been sending to Guantanamo what officers name probably the most violent “worst of the worst” migrants apprehended on American soil — though ABC Information reported earlier this week that the households of two detainees stated their kinfolk being held there have no criminal record, regardless of DHC claims.
Juan Agudelo, an Performing Subject Workplace Director for ICE, stated in a court docket submitting that there have been 178 migrant detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay — all of whom are from Venezuela and have last orders of elimination.
This handout footage courtesy of the U.S. Navy, photograph by AFN Guantanamo Bay Public Affairs, exhibits unlawful alien holding tents, Feb. 6, 2025, at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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On Thursday, ICE introduced on social media that 177 of the detainees have been being despatched again to Venezuela.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court docket in Washington, D.C., earlier this month, was filed on behalf of three members of the family of detainees and 4 organizations demanding entry to them to supply authorized illustration.
In one of many declarations, Agudelo stated the three detainees from the lawsuit got entry to talk to authorized counsel on Feb. 17 on the request of the American Civil Liberties Union.
Two of the detainees from the lawsuit are suspected members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, in keeping with Agudelo’s declaration.
ABC Information’ Luke Barr contributed to this report.
