ACLU lawsuit seeks access to migrants sent to Guantanamo Bay

FILE PHOTO: The first U.S. military aircraft to carry detained migrants to a detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, who U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin called "highly dangerous criminal aliens", is boarded from an unspecified location in the U.S. February 4, 2025 DHS/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

WASHINGTON -The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking access to dozens of migrants flown to a U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, saying they were being denied the right to an attorney.

ACLU filed the complaint on behalf of families of detainees, who say the detainees themselves cannot sue because they are being held without the ability to communicate with the outside world. The suit seeks immediate phone and video access to detainees, as well as in-person visitation.