Noem Urges Court Against Guantanamo Bay Transfers Interference

US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem asked a district court Thursday to deny legal advocates’ bid for increased access to migrants transferred to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Noem contended that the detainees have been given access to legal counsel and said the process is lawful since DHS has “broad discretion” to facilitate a removal operation, according to her department’s opposition brief filed with the US District Court for the District of Columbia. Noem asked the court to deny the groups’ Feb. 12 motion for a temporary restraining order to allow legal service organizations access to immigrant detainees at the ...