The man has not yet been charged with doing anything wrong, and the government has blocked him from meeting with U.S. lawyers who want to offer him counsel. On Thursday, the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation will argue in a federal district court that the Trump administration is illegally detaining a U.S. citizen without charge and without access to a lawyer. The group, which filed a habeas corpus petition on behalf of the prisoner on Oct. 5, will urge Judge Tanya S. Chutkan to require the government to allow ACLU lawyers to offer legal assistance to the unidentified man. The Trump administration has stopped short of claiming the unnamed citizen does not have the right to a lawyer. However, the ACLU also has no way of reaching or establishing a relationship with the man or his family since the government will not release his name.

Source: Huffington Post November 30, 2017 12:01 UTC