Rights Groups Condemn US Plan for Migrant Camp at Guantánamo Bay

Human rights organizations are strongly opposing a proposal by the US to establish a migrant camp at the Guantánamo Bay military base for Cubans fleeing a deepening crisis on the island. Their joint letter to Congress calls the prospect of detaining migrants there “deeply troubling,” citing a history of inhumane conditions and rights abuses at the site. The plan emerged after a top Pentagon official indicated the base could house migrants in the event of a broader humanitarian collapse in Cuba,