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Today, however, the detention
center at Guantanamo appears less
likely than ever to close. There are
166 people currently imprisoned,
down from a high of 684 in 2003.
But those who remain are likely
to do so indefinitely. Effectively
banned from the continental U.S.
by Congress, disowned by their
home countries and unwelcome
pretty much everywhere else, they
have no place to go.
In addition to the seven Guantanamo detainees currently facing charges — including the five
charged in relation to the 9/11
attacks — 24 may face charges in
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the future. Three current detainees have already been convicted
in military tribunals: one was
sentenced to life in prison, one is
scheduled to be released pending
testimony in another case and
one has had his sentencing delayed for four years.
Of the rest, however, the U.S.
has designated 86 detainees for
release but can’t actually set
them free. Thirty are from Yemen, and the U.S. won’t s