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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andrew Feinberg

White House defends treatment of migrants sent to Guantanamo Bay: ‘It’s a promise the president campaigned on’

The White House is responding to reports that deported migrants who were detained at the American naval base at Guantanamo Bay received inhumane treatment by citing the deportees’ alleged criminal records without denying that harsh methods were used against them.

During a briefing with reporters on Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about reporting in the Washington Post that describes conditions at the U.S. base’s detention facility.

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