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> The government is imprisoning people indefinitely (forever?) for unproven allegations and misdemeanors. They should be able to file habeas petitions for unlaw
by ta1243 1y ago
> The government is imprisoning people indefinitely (forever?) for unproven allegations and misdemeanors. They should be able to file habeas petitions for unlawful imprisonment. The courts are doing fuck all about it because the government is contracting to a foreign country to physically imprison them. That's crazy.
This doesn't sound too dissimilar from the Guantanamo bay situation, which Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden all kept going
- archagon 1y agoGuantanamo was a legal morass on account of being under US jurisdiction: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/02/05/frankly-insane-trumps-plan-to-ship-migrants-to-guantanamo-could-quickly-collapse-00202374 https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/02/05/frankly-in... That’s the El Salvador “hack.”
- Aloisius 1y agoObama ordered the closure of Guantanamo on his second day in office. Congress passed a bill with overwhelmingly support that prevented it.