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'The confinement is unbearable': Migrants describe being held at Guantanamo
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When Jose, a Venezuelan migrant who was seeking asylum in the United States, was awoken by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official at 2:30 a.m. on Feb. 8, he sensed he was being sent to Guantanamo Bay, home of the notorious U.S. prison camp that administration officials said would house the most violent "worst of the worst" migrants apprehended on American soil.
 
"When we got on the [military] plane, they put restraints on our hands, feet, and waist," said Jose, who requested that his last name not be used out of fear of retribution. "They searched us and then sat us in a chair, tying us to it and binding our feet together. We hoped it wouldn't be Guantanamo but in the end, that's where we ended up."

Jose is one of the more than 170 migrants who spent two weeks at the naval base before being sent to Venezuela. He told ABC News that while he had a suspicion he was being sent to Guantanamo, he claims U.S. officials never told him and the other migrants where they were being sent.

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That's sad for them alright. *****rollingeyes***** I'll bet they will be thrilled to get a free plane ride home. :0012:
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Poor Jose. Cry me a river.
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Frisked and put in cages: New reporting reveals migrants' experiences while held in Guantánamo

New reporting from The Washington Post reveals three migrants' experiences while being detained in Guantánamo Bay. Washington Post reporter Ana Vanessa Herrero joins José Díaz-Balart to share more on the disturbing details.

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They were perhaps expecting five-star hotels and concierge services? :tongue2:
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I wouldn't believe a word this lady says ... not one thing was verified beyond "she says they said"...
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What's "disturbing" about criminals being processed like criminals?
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What's "disturbing" about criminals being processed like criminals?

To the woke, there are no criminals, only victims.
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They were perhaps expecting five-star hotels and concierge services? :tongue2:

Where did they think they were...NYC.
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Let it be a lesson to them and others. Don't illegally invade our country.

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Let it be a lesson to them and others. Don't illegally invade our country.
Yep, some countries would simply shoot them and throw them in shallow graves for invading.
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