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What do you know about who these people are or were? So the administration had said, Steve, everyone sent to Guantanamo were hardened criminals and that many were members of Tren Daragua, the Venezuelan gang. But now we know that's not true.

In court documents released because of a lawsuit by the ACLU, the Trump administration admitted that nearly 30% of the detainees were considered, quote, low-threat illegal aliens. Hmm. Many of the mothers of the detainees had been pushing back against that narrative. One of them is Joana Roldán. Her son, Joiner Purroy Roldán, had been accused of being a member of Tlendaragua.

In court documents released because of a lawsuit by the ACLU, the Trump administration admitted that nearly 30% of the detainees were considered, quote, low-threat illegal aliens. Hmm. Many of the mothers of the detainees had been pushing back against that narrative. One of them is Joana Roldán. Her son, Joiner Purroy Roldán, had been accused of being a member of Tlendaragua.

In court documents released because of a lawsuit by the ACLU, the Trump administration admitted that nearly 30% of the detainees were considered, quote, low-threat illegal aliens. Hmm. Many of the mothers of the detainees had been pushing back against that narrative. One of them is Joana Roldán. Her son, Joiner Purroy Roldán, had been accused of being a member of Tlendaragua.

I know my son has not committed a crime, she says, and he doesn't deserve to go through all of this just for trying to have a better future. And I should say, Steve, NPR didn't find any criminal record for Pujol Rolan, and it appears at least a third of the people with him in Guantanamo had not committed crimes.

I know my son has not committed a crime, she says, and he doesn't deserve to go through all of this just for trying to have a better future. And I should say, Steve, NPR didn't find any criminal record for Pujol Rolan, and it appears at least a third of the people with him in Guantanamo had not committed crimes.

I know my son has not committed a crime, she says, and he doesn't deserve to go through all of this just for trying to have a better future. And I should say, Steve, NPR didn't find any criminal record for Pujol Rolan, and it appears at least a third of the people with him in Guantanamo had not committed crimes.

What's the point? That's a good question. The administration knows that sending migrants to Guantanamo is very costly and very complicated logistically. But it's clear many of these migrants were used as part of a public relations operation by the White House. Most, if not all, of the people they sent to Guantanamo had already been in detention during the Biden administration.

What's the point? That's a good question. The administration knows that sending migrants to Guantanamo is very costly and very complicated logistically. But it's clear many of these migrants were used as part of a public relations operation by the White House. Most, if not all, of the people they sent to Guantanamo had already been in detention during the Biden administration.

What's the point? That's a good question. The administration knows that sending migrants to Guantanamo is very costly and very complicated logistically. But it's clear many of these migrants were used as part of a public relations operation by the White House. Most, if not all, of the people they sent to Guantanamo had already been in detention during the Biden administration.

So these were not new RSTs. And when they were put on a plane, there were cameras and those visuals were published across the world. It also tells us that Guantanamo will likely be a temporary detention facility that will be used to house migrants from countries where deportations might be more challenging.

So these were not new RSTs. And when they were put on a plane, there were cameras and those visuals were published across the world. It also tells us that Guantanamo will likely be a temporary detention facility that will be used to house migrants from countries where deportations might be more challenging.

So these were not new RSTs. And when they were put on a plane, there were cameras and those visuals were published across the world. It also tells us that Guantanamo will likely be a temporary detention facility that will be used to house migrants from countries where deportations might be more challenging.

Yeah, that lawsuit was filed by the ACLU because for a few weeks, no one knew where these migrants were. The family members had stopped hearing from their loved ones, and they assumed they had been transferred to Guantanamo, but the government never told them. And so the ACLU was alleging that the migrants did not have access to telephones to call attorneys or family members.

Yeah, that lawsuit was filed by the ACLU because for a few weeks, no one knew where these migrants were. The family members had stopped hearing from their loved ones, and they assumed they had been transferred to Guantanamo, but the government never told them. And so the ACLU was alleging that the migrants did not have access to telephones to call attorneys or family members.

Yeah, that lawsuit was filed by the ACLU because for a few weeks, no one knew where these migrants were. The family members had stopped hearing from their loved ones, and they assumed they had been transferred to Guantanamo, but the government never told them. And so the ACLU was alleging that the migrants did not have access to telephones to call attorneys or family members.

But despite this new development of removing people from Guantanamo, the ACLU says the lawsuit continues. Last night I talked with the lead ACLU attorney on this case. He told me the removal of all detainees won't stop the lawsuit unless the Trump administration tells the court they will not transfer anyone else to Guantanamo.

But despite this new development of removing people from Guantanamo, the ACLU says the lawsuit continues. Last night I talked with the lead ACLU attorney on this case. He told me the removal of all detainees won't stop the lawsuit unless the Trump administration tells the court they will not transfer anyone else to Guantanamo.

But despite this new development of removing people from Guantanamo, the ACLU says the lawsuit continues. Last night I talked with the lead ACLU attorney on this case. He told me the removal of all detainees won't stop the lawsuit unless the Trump administration tells the court they will not transfer anyone else to Guantanamo.

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