Harold Koh

One of the government lawyers admitted in court that the government knew the medical care for the detainees with HIV-AIDS was inadequate. Brant Goldstein says this was a turning point.

One of the government lawyers admitted in court that the government knew the medical care for the detainees with HIV-AIDS was inadequate. Brant Goldstein says this was a turning point.

Then, one of the lawyers working with Harold Coe, Joe Tringali, said, You could be convicted of murder, Your Honor, on death row, and you have to be given adequate medical care. But if you're Haitian and HIV positive, and found to have a well-founded fear of persecution, you're entitled to die. Judge Johnson issued his judgment in June.

Then, one of the lawyers working with Harold Coe, Joe Tringali, said, You could be convicted of murder, Your Honor, on death row, and you have to be given adequate medical care. But if you're Haitian and HIV positive, and found to have a well-founded fear of persecution, you're entitled to die. Judge Johnson issued his judgment in June.

He said that constitutional rights do apply on Guantanamo, and the government couldn't hold detainees there indefinitely. He said the refugees should be released, and that they couldn't be sent back to Haiti. But there was still the risk of an appeal.

He said that constitutional rights do apply on Guantanamo, and the government couldn't hold detainees there indefinitely. He said the refugees should be released, and that they couldn't be sent back to Haiti. But there was still the risk of an appeal.

As for the so-called direct return order, the one that President Bush had signed in his vacation home, telling the Coast Guard to send people back to Haiti without screening interviews or asylum hearings, it was still in effect. When Bill Clinton campaigned for president, he promised he would reverse the direct return order, but after he won the election, he kept it in place.

As for the so-called direct return order, the one that President Bush had signed in his vacation home, telling the Coast Guard to send people back to Haiti without screening interviews or asylum hearings, it was still in effect. When Bill Clinton campaigned for president, he promised he would reverse the direct return order, but after he won the election, he kept it in place.

Harold Coe argued that U.S. and international laws going back to after the Holocaust made it illegal to return people fleeing persecution to their persecutors. The Supreme Court announced their decision in June of 1993, 8 to 1.

Harold Coe argued that U.S. and international laws going back to after the Holocaust made it illegal to return people fleeing persecution to their persecutors. The Supreme Court announced their decision in June of 1993, 8 to 1.

The prison we know as Guantanamo today was opened the year after 9-11 by President George W. Bush. What threw your mind when Guantanamo reopened in 2002?

The prison we know as Guantanamo today was opened the year after 9-11 by President George W. Bush. What threw your mind when Guantanamo reopened in 2002?

There are 30 men still incarcerated there today.

There are 30 men still incarcerated there today.

Marie's father was released into the United States a few months after her and came to visit in Michigan.

Marie's father was released into the United States a few months after her and came to visit in Michigan.

She says at that point, neither one of them knew the language or the culture, and she felt like she was better off staying with her foster mother. After a few years, Marie's foster mother officially adopted her.

She says at that point, neither one of them knew the language or the culture, and she felt like she was better off staying with her foster mother. After a few years, Marie's foster mother officially adopted her.

Today, Marie is married with three children. She lives in Tampa. As for the other kids Marie was detained with, all of them were eventually let into the U.S. Some joined the U.S. military. One became a well-known chef in New York. Harold Coe says he's attended some of their graduations.

Today, Marie is married with three children. She lives in Tampa. As for the other kids Marie was detained with, all of them were eventually let into the U.S. Some joined the U.S. military. One became a well-known chef in New York. Harold Coe says he's attended some of their graduations.