[jdege]

As for no legal rights in the US, they're not in the US, have never been in the US, and have no claim on the US.

They're strictly a military matter.

Were they lawful combatants, they'd be held as POWs for the duration of the war.

[John Valentine]

I believe that these ILLEGAL combatants would have no protection under the US Constitution even if they were physically located within the territory of the United States.

I think the reason they are held outside the Unteid States is for their own good. Most Americans would want tear them limb from limb if given half a chance.