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Updated March 25, 2026Deportation to Torture
War Crime / Crime Against HumanityOngoingActive litigation
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 …
Approximately 500 immigrants transferred to Guantanamo Bay Migrant Operations Center since January 2025, with executive order calling for …
Detainees held in solitary, windowless cells for 23+ hours per day, constantly shackled, subjected to invasive strip searches and a …
The administration imposed an unprecedented total ban on asylum claims at the southern border, shutting down the CBP One app and eliminating all avenues for protection. A federal judge ruled the …
Executive order signed January 20, 2025 suspended all asylum processing at the southern border and shut down the CBP One scheduling app.
The order declared an 'invasion' at the southern border and invoked emergency powers to bypass statutory asylum protections.