Revealed: US firm running Guantánamo migrant jail accused over rights abuses

<p>Corporate conglomerate Akima subject of critical audits and complaints over detainee treatment at facilities in US</p><p>A corporate conglomerate now running the US government’s immigration detention center at the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/guantanamo-bay">Guantánamo Bay</a> naval base on a lucrative contract has been the subject of critical audits and a civil rights complaint over conditions at three other migrant lockups it has run within the US, documents reviewed by the Guardian show.</p><p>In one example, a federal audit report on a migrant facility run by the company in Miami found multiple incidents of alleged “inappropriate use of force” – including guards pepper-spraying a man in solitary confinement even though he posed no threat to them, the report said.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/20/guantanamo-migrant-jail-akima-revealed">Continue reading...</a>