WASHINGTON—The American Civil Liberties Union sued the Trump administration Wednesday for access to migrants transported from the U.S. mainland to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, arguing that the government is denying rights the detainees may have under the Constitution and federal law.

Human rights groups have accused U.S. authorities of using Guantánamo Bay for decades to detain migrants fleeing Haiti, Cuba and other Caribbean nations.

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON -The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking access to dozens of migrants flown to a U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, saying they were being denied the right to an attorney.

In a lawsuit, the groups asked a judge to enable lawyers to communicate with the men in case they would like legal representation.

Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro discusses what's happening between the Trump WH and the courts along with Trump accelerating Guantánamo Bay migrant plan.

A coalition of civil liberties and immigrant rights groups are suing to get access to immigrants transferred from the U.S. to detention at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba under President Trump 's recent order.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to expand immigration detention space in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to “full capacity.” It was another salvo in Trumps