As tents are being set up in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to accommodate migrants, there is ongoing deliberation among attorneys at the Department of Homeland Security and Pentagon regarding the legality of flying migrants from the US southern border to the facility. This unprecedented move is part of President Donald Trump's directive to prepare the US Naval base to house tens of thousands of migrants.
The plan involves using Guantanamo Bay's migrant-processing center, which has primarily been utilized for migrants intercepted at sea, not those brought from the United States. Questions surrounding the legal implications of holding migrants at the base, including their rights, duration of detention, and access to legal and social services, remain unanswered.
