DHS slams ACLU over lawsuit accusing Trump admin of denying migrant detainees at Guantanamo Bay access to lawyers

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued the Trump administration on Wednesday arguing that migrants detained in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have not been given adequate access to lawyers – a claim the Department of Homeland Security disputed and said shows the organization cares more about “highly dangerous criminal aliens” than Americans. The complaint, filed in the district court of Washington, DC, described the notorious Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp (GITMO) as a “legal black hole” where the Trump administration is attempting to “thwart access to counsel” for migrant detainees. “For the...