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  1. Leonard Rubenstein:

    Policies barring participation in interrogation and force feeding are necessary to enable health professionals to fulfill ethical obligations adopted by the health professions to avoid inflicting harm, to be loyal to their patients, and to exercise independent professional judgment, adherence to these ethical standards protects the rights of members of the military and detainees in military custody and also makes our military stronger by avoiding a gulf between military and civilian medicine that could impair recruiting of well qualified health professionals.

  2. Mike Pompeo:

    I talked about getting the release of the American detainees, and then we talked a great deal about what it might look like, what this complete, verifiable, irreversible mechanism might look like. And so, when the two leaders, the only people that can make those decisions, will be in a room together, they can set the course.

  3. Maryam Kamalmaz:

    My dad noticed this other detainees anxiety; he went over and started comforting him and sharing what little food he had with him. This man told us he could never forget our father his compassion and the way he cared.

  4. President Trump:

    Many of the released Guantanamo detainees are now fighting for ISIS and other enemy groups.

  5. Acting Director Tony Pham:

    If there is any truth to these allegations, it is my commitment to make the corrections necessary to ensure we continue to prioritize the health, welfare and safety of ICE detainees.


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