Article snippet: President Cuba. Trump’s main qualm with sending the suspect, Sayfullo Saipov, to Guantanamo Bay is that prosecutions there take too long — even longer than criminal proceedings in federal civilian courts. Saipov is accused of driving a rented truck onto a bike path in lower Manhattan, killing eight people and injuring a dozen more. “Would love to send the NYC terrorist to Guantanamo but statistically that process takes much longer than going through the Federal system…” Trump tweeted Thursday. He added: “There is also something appropriate about keeping him in the home of the horrible DEATH PENALTY!” There are unanswered legal questions about the Constitutional limit on the government’s power to detain Saipov at Guantanamo since he holds a U.S. green card. Further, prosecutions through the military system take longer than criminal proceedings in federal civilian courts. Charges have already been filed in the Southern District of New York court against Saipov for providing support to ISIS and violence and destruction of motor vehicles. He appeared for his arraignment in a wheelchair Wednesday. Add to that the political controversy that continues to surround the use of Guantanamo Bay for detainees suspected of terrorism and the likely backlash against moving Saipov there. For those reasons and myriad more, even with the potential backing of the president, it would be difficult for the U.S. to send Saipov to Guantanamo Bay. Here’s what you need t... Link to the full article to read more