Trump Says U.S. Will Hold Migrants at Guantánamo Bay
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Trump Orders Guantanamo Bay Expansion for Migrant Detention
Above: Members of the US Joint Task Force160 military police scan the perimeter fence line of Camp Delta on Sept. 11, 2002 on Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. Image copyright: Erik S. Lesser/Stringer/Getty Images News via Getty Images
The Spin
Right narrative
Pres. Trump's expansion of Guantanamo Bay detention facilities represents a necessary measure to protect American communities from dangerous criminal migrants who may not stay in their home countries after deportation. It also immediately doubles the United States' detention capacity.
Left narrative
This latest presidential edict grossly violates basic human rights by creating a legal black hole in an offshore prison, putting people's physical and mental health in jeopardy while attempting to avoid legal oversight and scrutiny of detention conditions. This is a brazen violation of humanitarian principles.