Inhumane and illegal’ refugee detentions in Guantanamo Bay

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8                                                                                                                                            PROGRAM #10539 12:00 PM PT

Immigration Edition. 

The International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) released a new report detailing the U.S. government’s practice of intercepting refugee families at sea and detaining them indefinitely in inhumane and illegal conditions at the Guantanamo Bay naval base. An attorney and co-author of the report shares the details. Also, a new report shows that around 2.7 million individuals with Temporary Protected Status or other immigration protections could lose their legal relief in the next two years, while presidential candidate Donald Trump threatens to revoke TPS for Haitians in Ohio. Finally, a UCLA alumnus and a university lecturer filed a lawsuit against the University of California for discriminating against undocumented students enrolled at the institution by barring them from accessing on-campus employment and paid educational opportunities.

Guests: Jessica Bansal, Legal Director, Organized Power in Numbers, Claremont, CA; Thomas Kennedy, Spokesperson, Florida Immigrant Coalition-FLIC, Miami, Florida; José Miranda, Senior Staff Attorney, International Refugee Assistance Project, and co-author of “Offshoring Human Rights: Detention of Refugees at Guantánamo Bay,” New York, NY.

Photo: US Border Patrol/Facebook

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