The ACLU published these facts about John Kelly just before he was confirmed as DHS secretary [View all]

[highplainsdem]

Thought this was worth a reread now. Everywhere it says "Source" below, there's a link to the source of that assertion on the ACLU page.

https://www.aclu.org/other/john-kelly-facts

As the General in charge of the Guantanamo Bay Detention facility, Kelly publicly criticized efforts to close Guantanamo (Source) and was accused by Obama Administration officials of working to undermine the President’s efforts to close the facility. (Source)

Opposed and publicly criticized the integration of women into military ground combat units, arguing it would lead to lower standards. (Source)

Defended the use of “enhanced interrogation techniques”, such as waterboarding and rectal feeding. Kelly went on to dismiss the criticisms of human rights groups as “foolishness”. (Source)

Testified in support of an officer caught urinating on talibani corpses. (Source)

Supports the imprisonment of terror suspects without trial. (Source)

Criticised by Amnesty International for his “unsafe and inhumane” treatment (Source) of Guantanamo detainees on hunger strike to protest their imprisonment. (Source)

Re the 4th fact listed there -- please see Reply 1 below for a correction.