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Good morning. It's Wednesday, February 12th. I'm Shamita Basu. This is Apple News Today. On today's show, why President Trump and Elon Musk want to gut an agency that protects consumers, American teacher Mark Fogel's been released from Russia, and Hollywood hits a promising gender parity milestone.

Good morning. It's Wednesday, February 12th. I'm Shamita Basu. This is Apple News Today. On today's show, why President Trump and Elon Musk want to gut an agency that protects consumers, American teacher Mark Fogel's been released from Russia, and Hollywood hits a promising gender parity milestone.

Good morning. It's Wednesday, February 12th. I'm Shamita Basu. This is Apple News Today. On today's show, why President Trump and Elon Musk want to gut an agency that protects consumers, American teacher Mark Fogel's been released from Russia, and Hollywood hits a promising gender parity milestone.

But first, just over a week ago, a military aircraft carrying around three dozen detained migrants departed for Guantanamo Bay, the U.S. naval base in Cuba. Officials with the Trump administration say these migrants are dangerous criminals, describing them as, quote, the worst of the worst. But right now, we don't have a way of verifying that.

But first, just over a week ago, a military aircraft carrying around three dozen detained migrants departed for Guantanamo Bay, the U.S. naval base in Cuba. Officials with the Trump administration say these migrants are dangerous criminals, describing them as, quote, the worst of the worst. But right now, we don't have a way of verifying that.

But first, just over a week ago, a military aircraft carrying around three dozen detained migrants departed for Guantanamo Bay, the U.S. naval base in Cuba. Officials with the Trump administration say these migrants are dangerous criminals, describing them as, quote, the worst of the worst. But right now, we don't have a way of verifying that.

We know very little about who's been sent there, how long they'll be kept at Guantanamo, or the crimes they're accused of committing. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told CNN over the weekend that the administration intends to move people slated for deportation quickly in and out.

We know very little about who's been sent there, how long they'll be kept at Guantanamo, or the crimes they're accused of committing. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told CNN over the weekend that the administration intends to move people slated for deportation quickly in and out.

We know very little about who's been sent there, how long they'll be kept at Guantanamo, or the crimes they're accused of committing. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told CNN over the weekend that the administration intends to move people slated for deportation quickly in and out.

But Sylvia Foster-Frau, immigration reporter for The Washington Post, has been talking to some human rights lawyers who say they are troubled by what little they've learned so far.

But Sylvia Foster-Frau, immigration reporter for The Washington Post, has been talking to some human rights lawyers who say they are troubled by what little they've learned so far.

But Sylvia Foster-Frau, immigration reporter for The Washington Post, has been talking to some human rights lawyers who say they are troubled by what little they've learned so far.

Fosterfrau told us where these migrants are being housed at Guantanamo also has lawyers concerned.

Fosterfrau told us where these migrants are being housed at Guantanamo also has lawyers concerned.

Fosterfrau told us where these migrants are being housed at Guantanamo also has lawyers concerned.

It's called Camp 6. It's where suspected terrorists were sent after the September 11th attack. Lawyers and aid groups say the living conditions there are inhumane. Some prisoners have called it a tomb above ground. Under U.S. law, this facility is only authorized to be used for suspected members of al-Qaeda, the Taliban, or terrorist organizations affiliated with those groups.

It's called Camp 6. It's where suspected terrorists were sent after the September 11th attack. Lawyers and aid groups say the living conditions there are inhumane. Some prisoners have called it a tomb above ground. Under U.S. law, this facility is only authorized to be used for suspected members of al-Qaeda, the Taliban, or terrorist organizations affiliated with those groups.

It's called Camp 6. It's where suspected terrorists were sent after the September 11th attack. Lawyers and aid groups say the living conditions there are inhumane. Some prisoners have called it a tomb above ground. Under U.S. law, this facility is only authorized to be used for suspected members of al-Qaeda, the Taliban, or terrorist organizations affiliated with those groups.