ACLU Files Lawsuit to Block Illegal Immigrant Transfers to Guantanamo Base

A Homeland Security spokesperson said the lawsuit is baseless and will be challenged in court.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in a file photograph. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via Getty Images

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed suit to prevent the Trump administration from transferring 10 illegal immigrants from the United States to the military base in Guantanamo Bay.

Transfers to the Cuban base, the civil rights group stated, would violate U.S. immigration laws regarding the moving of detainees outside the United States. They also alleged that the Trump administration was trying to stoke fear without a good reason.