Similarly, most detainees at Guantanamo were not said to have committed any hostile acts against the U.S. or its allies. Yet 20 years after the first prisoners were brought there, Guantanamo remains open largely because of congressional intransigence. In October 2004, on my fourth visit to Guantanamo, Jumah was despondent. Keeping Guantanamo open costs about $13 million annually per detainee and the facility is a symbol of human rights abuses by the U.S. He was part of a group of firms and nonprofits that represented Guantanamo detainees pro bono.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 16, 2022 10:10 UTC