Migrants Removed From Guantánamo Bay as Legal Challenges Mount

The Trump administration has transferred all remaining detainees from Guantánamo Bay to ICE facilities in Louisiana, raising questions about the future of the controversial program.

Forty migrants detained at Guantánamo Bay were flown to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities in Louisiana this week, leaving the base empty of detainees for now.
President Trump initially announced plans to use Guantánamo Bay to hold up to 30,000 migrants, but fewer than 300 have been detained there since the program began in January.
The Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defense spent $16 million preparing Guantánamo Bay for migrant detention, but logistical and legal setbacks have hindered the initiative.
Civil rights groups, including the ACLU, have filed lawsuits challenging the legality of detaining migrants at Guantánamo Bay, citing allegations of mistreatment and lack of access to legal counsel.
A federal court hearing is scheduled Friday to address lawsuits aiming to block further transfers of migrants to Guantánamo Bay and to challenge the administration’s interpretation of immigration law.