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Memo shows U.S. can send migrants without criminal records to Guantanamo, despite Trump's promise to hold "the worst" there

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A government memo obtained by CBS News shows the Trump administration created broad rules outlining which migrants can be held at Guantanamo Bay .

It allows officials to send non-criminal detainees there despite a vow to hold "the worst" offenders at the base.

The memo does not mention any criminality assessment.

The rules apply to migrants with final deportation orders who have "a nexus to a transnational criminal organization," it says.

A March 7 memo obtained by CBS News sheds light on other aspects of operations at Guantanamo .

It confirms the migrant detainees transported there remain in the legal custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement .

As part of the agreement, DHS accepted the conditions at Camp VI and the Migrant Operations Centers as adequate to hold migrant adults.

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