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21 Years of GITMO: What's the latest from the controversial Guantánamo facility?

Published January 19, 2023 at 9:40 AM PST
Activists in orange jumpsuits, representing the 35 men who are still being held at the U.S. detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, participate in a protest in front of the White House on Jan. 11, 2023 at Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Activists in orange jumpsuits, representing the 35 men who are still being held at the U.S. detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, participate in a protest in front of the White House on Jan. 11, 2023 at Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Last week marked 21 years since the controversial Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp opened. What are the chances it will close and what is it like now?

The New York Times’ Carol Rosenberg has been covering GITMO since it opened. She joins Here & Now‘s Deepa Fernandes.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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