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Historical precedent, legal questions swirl around Trump plan to detain migrants at Guantanamo

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The U.S. government has been using Guantanamo Bay to hold migrants on and off for 30 years .

Advocates warn that offshore detention facilities allow the United States to sidestep domestic constitutional protections and limit oversight.

The first group of "high-priority" unauthorized immigrants with criminal records arrived Tuesday .

Border czar Tom Homan : "President Trump made a commitment that the worst of the worst will go to Gitmo " The Guantanamo facility has historically been used in moments of crisis, from Cuban exoduses to post-9/11 military detention.

Homan said the U.S. has had a migrant processing at “ Gitmo for decades . So, we’re increasing our footprint there”.