Former immigration enforcement officials warned of the conditions, including the use of strip searches and shackles, approximately 290 migrants had been held in at the military base.

A federal judge expressed doubts toward those challenging the federal policy, a potentially favorable sign for President Trump as he seeks to clamp down on immigration.

A federal judge in Washington ruled against plaintiffs who challenged the Trump administration’s ability to transfer immigrants to the U.S. military base in Cuba, known as Guantánamo Bay.