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Guantanamo’s other history

2025/2/10
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Kristi Noem: 作为国土安全部长,我认为将最恶劣的罪犯,包括儿童性侵犯者和毒品贩运者,送到关塔那摩监狱是合理的。我在那里亲眼目睹了他们的抵达,这让我更加坚信这一举措的必要性。 Nick Miroff: 作为《华盛顿邮报》的记者,我认为特朗普政府的移民政策非常激进。他们不仅增加了逮捕和驱逐出境的人数,还将移民送到关塔那摩监狱,这主要是为了恐吓民众,并向总统的支持者展示其强硬立场。虽然美国有能力在国内拘留这些移民,但政府选择将他们送到关塔那摩,这更多的是一种政治姿态,旨在将移民与犯罪分子联系起来。

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The Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement policy, involving the use of Guantanamo Bay for migrant detention, is examined. The order's lack of specifics, the capacity limitations of US detention facilities, and the unknown status of the detainees are discussed, along with the administration's broader goals and the potential for legal challenges.
  • Trump administration detaining migrants at Guantanamo Bay
  • 7,500 violent illegals captured by ICE
  • Order to use Guantanamo for expanded holding capacity
  • Lack of information about detainees' identities and charges
  • ICE detention capacity limitations
  • Potential use of tent camps and other facilities

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The Trump administration has begun detaining migrants at Guantanamo Bay. For more than 40 years, the US has sent immigrants to Gitmo, explains Jeffrey Kahn of UC Davis, who interviewed asylum-seekers there.

This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Amanda Lewellyn, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Noel King.

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A 1992 image of a refugee camp at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay where Haitians were detained. Photo by © Steve Starr/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images.

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