Detainees
House Dems Call For Investigation Into Forced Hysterectomy Claims
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform called for an investigation into "shocking allegations of medical atrocities" at the ICE detention center.
60 Percent of ICE Detainees Tested Have Coronavirus
Only 1.38 percent of all ICE detainees have been tested for coronavirus out of a total nationwide population of 30,307 detainees, according to information released Tuesday.
Florida Judge Orders ICE To Report Positive Coronavirus Cases
"I'm in so much pain, I barely have breath in my chest and my throat hurt," one detainee told the Miami Herald. "I'm sorry I'm crying but my bones and my body aches, I feel faint and my fever is burning. Please help me."
16 Pregnant Women Detained by ICE in El Paso Region
Immigration attorneys in El Paso voiced concerns about ICE officials detaining pregnant women, saying they don't receive proper medical care.
These Five ISIS Prisoners Could Win Freedom Amid Chaos of Turkey's Invasion
Some 2,500 ISIS foreign fighters remain in Kurdish prisons in northeastern Syria, but the Turkish operation may threaten the security of such facilities.
ICE Force-feeding Detainees With Nasal Tubes: Report
"They are not well. Their bodies are really weak, they can't talk, and they have been hospitalized, back and forth," a relative of two detainees told the Associated Press.
What Happened Inside an Immigration Detention Empire
Needing detention space, ICE has used noncompetitive contracts called Intergovernmental Service Agreements to quickly bring beds online. But is the government failing to impose accountability standards on its sprawling immigrant-prison system?
Cheney: Bring Back Torture Program
The former vice president also supported President Donald Trump's nominee for CIA director.
Terrorist Threats Made U.S. as Brutal as Its Enemies
The U.S. military's brutal and ineffective interrogation program started at Gitmo, then spread to Abu Ghraib. One man who tried to stop it—and failed—now fears America may torture again.
Guantanamo Bay Detainees Remain in Near Perpetual Limbo
The U.S. spends $91 million annually on trials at the base, which houses 61 inmates.
U.S. Transfers 15 Gitmo Inmates to UAE
The transfer of the 12 Yemeni and three Afghan citizens brings the total number of detainees down to 61 at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
North Korea Downgrades U.S. Communications
North Korea has previously indicated that wartime laws would mean detainees will not be released on humanitarian grounds.
Two Guantanamo Detainees Flown to Senegal to Resettle
The two men were the first of a group of about a dozen who are expected to be transferred in coming weeks.
Details Emerge on Plan for Closing Gitmo
President Obama said the plan to close Guantánamo Bay Prison in Cuba and transfer detainees would save more than $300 million over a decade.
The Pentagon Released 200 Images of Detainee Abuse
The photographs belong to a larger collection of images taken between September 11, 2001 and January 22, 2009.
Obama Is Once Again Trying to Close Gitmo. But How?
A new plan to close the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is likely to be unveiled in the coming days.
Shaker Aamer's Lawyer: Free Guantanamo Inmates Now
Cori Crider sat in Cuba 14 years ago and imagined what Shaker Aamer would be like. Today, he is finally free.
Nurse Who Refused to Force-Feed Gitmo Detainees to Return to Work
The Navy decided not to discharge the man, who will be reassigned to a new position in New England.
Nurses at Guantanamo May Get Option on Force-Feeding
Pentagon could change policy that punished medical personnel for objecting to the procedure.
Government Ordered to Release 2,100 Pictures of Detainee Abuse
Judge orders pictures of detainee abuse be released after a more than decade-long legal battle.
'Most Transparent Administration' Sets FOIA Censorship Record
The Obama administration breaks a record for censoring the most government records requested through the Freedom of Information Act.
U.S. Moves to Block Graphic Photos of Detainee Abuse, Again
After the release of the CIA torture report, the Obama administration says, images are worse than words.
U.S. Sends Four Guantanamo Prisoners Home to Afghanistan
The men were flown to Kabul overnight in the first such transfer of its kind to war-torn Afghanistan since 2009.