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Nurse Resigns Amid Humanitarian Crisis at Guantánamo Bay

2/6/2026

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Rebekah Stewart, a nurse with the U.S. Public Health Service, was deployed to Guantánamo Bay for U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration detention operation.
Stewart and other health officers, including nurse Dena Bushman, reported harsh conditions at Camp 6, where detainees often learned of their imprisonment from medical staff.
With detainee numbers reaching record highs, Stewart resigned after a decade of service, saying she could not facilitate a humanitarian crisis.

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Rebekah Stewart, a nurse with the U.S. Public Health Service, was deployed to Guantánamo Bay for U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration detention operation.
Stewart and other health officers, including nurse Dena Bushman, reported harsh conditions at Camp 6, where detainees often learned of their imprisonment from medical staff.
With detainee numbers reaching record highs, Stewart resigned after a decade of service, saying she could not facilitate a humanitarian crisis.