U.S. and El Salvador Say They Won't Return Man Who Was Mistakenly Deported

Re:U.S. and El Salvador Say They Won't Return Man Who Was Mi... by miles on Monday April 14, 2025 @02:35PM (#43684591)

> [A]t least [Gitmo] was mostly people accused of truly terrible crimes.

Factsheet: The Human Cost of Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp https://bridge.georgetown.edu/research/factsheet-the-human-c...

> Since its founding in 2002, Guantánamo Bay military prison has held 780 adults and minors from around fifty different countries, all of whom are Muslim. As of 2022, 732 of them (or 94 percent) have been released without ever having been formally charged. Nine men have died in custody, seven by apparent suicide and two due to illness. Of the thirty-nine remaining, thirteen have been recommended for release but remain imprisoned. Twelve out of the original 780 (or 1.5 percent) have been charged with or convicted of crimes and remain in Guantánamo. The remaining fourteen individuals continue to be held without trial in indefinite detention.

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Re:U.S. and El Salvador Say They Won't Return Man Who Was Mi... by rich_sasha on Monday April 14, 2025 @02:44PM (#43684677)

Pretty sobering read.

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Re:U.S. and El Salvador Say They Won't Return Man Who Was Mi... by 6510 on Monday April 14, 2025 @07:37PM (#43687453)

Imagine spending 13 million per year to detain a 16 year old over accusations. 35 k per day.

It only makes sense if those arranging this get a kick out of seeing what they can get away with.

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Re:U.S. and El Salvador Say They Won't Return Man Who Was Mi... by rvnx on Tuesday April 15, 2025 @05:33AM (#43690730)

Cheaper than playing golf ($26M USD year-to-date)

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Re:U.S. and El Salvador Say They Won't Return Man Who Was Mi... by yencabulator on Tuesday April 15, 2025 @12:58PM (#43695536)

*released without ever having been formally charged* is such a damning statement on how they were tortured without a reason.

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