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Despite promises to detain only high-risk criminals, the Trump administration is also sending nonviolent, low-risk migrants to Guantanamo Bay, internal documents and officials confirm.

While gang members and violent offenders are housed in maximum-security cells, low-risk detainees—many with no criminal records—are placed in a barrack-like facility.

The administration is expanding detention capacity at the base, aiming to hold up to 30,000 migrants.

Civil rights groups have criticized the move, arguing it isolates detainees and undermines legal protections for asylum-seekers and migrants.

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[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Atrocities acknowledged, anyone keeping a ticker of how much this costs for the cult to ponder?

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 33 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

First "Violent" undocumented immigrants.

Then "Non-Violent" undocumented immigrants.

Then trans people?

Then documented but deemed undesirable immigrants?

Maybe citizens who have done the worst possible crimes?

Citizens who disagree too loudly with Trump or Musk?

When do you suppose they'll build the next camp?

When do you suppose they'll get to "the gays" or "the blacks?"

When will they get to your neighbor? Or to you?

When will it finally be enough for those who voted to put him in power? Ever?

[–] thisismyname@lemm.ee 13 points 11 hours ago

First they came for the socialists...

[–] xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

this is a concentration camp now

[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 20 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

well… kinda… but with a lot less people

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Low molarity concentration camp?

[–] xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 hours ago

it was previously a racist prison for a couple dozen alleged terrorists… so like a concentration camp….
but now it’s just literally a concentration camp

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 23 points 15 hours ago

Cops love nonviolent offenders and victimless crimes. Why risk going after a dangerous criminal when you can bully someone for not having their papers in order?

[–] psoul@lemmy.world 45 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

“Kristi Noem said recently the detainees will be held there until they can be deported, but it's unclear when that could happen”

Right right… what are they gonna do when they run out of space? Do they have a final solution?

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 6 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 1 points 3 hours ago

Jedem das Seine

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 17 points 16 hours ago

Some were probably in the U.S. legally. Some are probably citizens who were caught speaking Spanish and being brown in public. And if that isn't true yet, it almost certainly will be soon.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 38 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Just your casual crimes against humanity from the land of the free

[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Yep it's pretty repulsive that any country would treat people like this. Whether it's the United States Russia or China etc etc. People would do well to learn that this is what happens when you have wealthy unaccountable oligarchs or Vanguard in charge. You aren't the victim until you are and then it's too late.

[–] lupusblackfur@lemmy.world 76 points 23 hours ago

A nice reminder that, with MAGAts, the cruelty is always the point.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 6 points 15 hours ago

Trump lied?

[–] Balthazar@lemmy.world 43 points 23 hours ago

All illegal immigrants are "the worst", like all Gazans are "terrorists".

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 37 points 23 hours ago (2 children)
[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 1 points 3 hours ago

It ~~Can't~~ Is Happening Here

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 14 points 16 hours ago

The problem with that phrase is that the "again" started happening as soon as the war ended (actually, even before it ended, Stalin was doing his best to kill off indigenous groups in the USSR and continued after it ended). And never stopped.

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 18 hours ago

Guantanamo is Trump's Dachau.

[–] lemmylommy@lemmy.world 16 points 22 hours ago

Of course they are. „the worst“ are usually hard to catch, unless they already are in prison. Whereas normal people have regular places to be, school or work, where they can be caught easily.

Also, technically, there will always be „the worst“, just as there will always be „the best“ migrant.

[–] El_guapazo@lemmy.world 13 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

They think a Venezuelan gang keeps a roster of its members, or they all have a murderous look.

[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 19 hours ago

They consider being brown to be evidence enough

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago

I'll take no shit for $500, alex

[–] einlander@lemmy.world 13 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Got to make those numbers look good.

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 16 points 20 hours ago

Exactly this. They haven't found any "bad hombres" yet so they'll most pretend they're all bad.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 5 points 18 hours ago

It doesn't matter how good or bad they are. It shouldn't happen.

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 5 points 19 hours ago

Have to have enough for the ovens.

[–] the_q@lemm.ee 3 points 18 hours ago

The fields ain't gonna tend themselves!