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#Fifth Amendment

The constitutional amendment guaranteeing due process, protection against self-incrimination, and just compensation. Its due process clause applies to all persons in the U.S., including non-citizens, and is implicated by detention and deportation actions.

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Updated March 25, 2026 Deportation to Torture
War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Ongoing

Guantanamo Bay Immigrant Detention: Solitary Confinement and Torture Conditions

Immigrants transferred to Guantanamo Bay face conditions amounting to torture: 23+ hour solitary confinement, punishment chairs, physical abuse, and incommunicado detention. ACLU and CCR lawsuits challenge the offshore detention as unconstitutional and beyond the authority of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

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