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.

Civil rights attorneys have sued the Trump administration to gain access to detained migrants who they say have been flown to Guantanamo Bay and held there without being able to consult lawyers or speak to relatives.

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.

The lawsuit alleges the migrants have been "disappeared into a black box" and are unable to communicate with attorneys

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.