Newly erected holding tents for detained migrants are seen at the U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on Feb. 21. (U.S. Navy/AFN Guantanamo Bay Public Affairs/Reuters) ...

Because there are no longer any detainees at Guantanamo, the request was denied by U.S. District of Columbia Judge Carl J. Nichols, who was appointed by President Donald Trump in 2019.