- United States
- W.V.
- Letter
The current administration's plan to transfer U.S. citizens incarcerated in domestic prisons to facilities in foreign countries is a flagrant violation of their constitutional rights as American citizens. Regardless of their offenses, these individuals retain their citizenship and the legal protections it entails. Subjecting them to potential statelessness, inhumane conditions, and lack of due process in foreign prisons is unacceptable and undermines the fundamental principles of our justice system. Depriving U.S. citizens of their basic rights and rendering them vulnerable to human rights abuses sets a dangerous precedent that jeopardizes the civil liberties of all Americans. We must uphold the rule of law and human dignity, even for those behind bars. Protecting the citizenship rights of incarcerated individuals is crucial to preserving the integrity of our democracy and preventing further erosion of constitutional safeguards. This misguided policy must be immediately abandoned to prevent irreparable harm to American citizens and our nation's values.