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Originally Posted by Atocep
There are key differences.
1.) The Biden admin prepped the area to handle an influx of Haitian migrants in the aftermath of the earthquake in the event the number fleeing to the US became too much to handle.
2.) It didn't really get any further than that.
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I know below are no name links but I’ve read others that say migrants were held there under Joe. There’s a WaPo article that may confirm but behind a paywall.
No doubt it won’t be at the level that Trump wants. But yeah, I believe it happened under Joe’s watch too, it was more than prepping.
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Today, 131* human rights organizations sent President Biden an open letter demanding the U.S. government stop indefinitely detaining refugees at Guantánamo Bay, abandon plans to expand the detention of Haitians fleeing violence, and allow asylum seekers who travel by boat to seek protection in the United States. Signatories include immigrant and refugee advocates, human rights experts, and Cuban and Haitian community organizations.
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In the fall, Drop Site News published previously unreported details of the treatment of migrants at the MOC, the bureaucratic process of how migrants are detained, and the private prison companies profiting from the detention center. In August 2024, the Biden administration granted a private prison company a $163.4 million contract to run the facility.
"For decades, the Guantanamo migrant detention center has been the hallmark of the most inhumane, racist, and brutal U.S. policies against people seeking refuge," said Jesse Franzblau, senior policy analyst with the National Immigrant Justice Center. "The Biden administration could have shut down the facility but tragically renewed and entered into new contracts to keep it up and running."
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