EXPLAINER: Why half of Guantanamo’s prisoners could get out

March 1, 2022
Associated Press

...Among detainee advocates, there is a wait-and-see attitude. They welcome the board’s decisions but want to see if the administration follows through with releases. Wells Dixon, an attorney for the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights, is waiting to see what happens with his client, Majid Khan, the prisoner who has reached a plea bargain and has nearly completed his sentence. “It’s a positive thing for these men to be cleared,” Dixon said. “But it’s not meaningful progress toward closure unless there are transfers.” ...

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