Just nine days into his presidency, Donald Trump unveiled an executive memorandum to expand migrant detention at Guantanamo Bay to accommodate up to 30,000 individuals. While this plan aimed to accelerate deportations, it is likely to replicate past failures, including legal woes and high costs associated with the facility. Guantanamo, primarily known for detaining terrorism suspects post-9/11, has become a harsh symbol of human rights violations, as its operations cost taxpayers around $44 million per prisoner, with ongoing criticism from activists to close the facility.
The Guantanamo migrant detention plan is destined to repeat the cruelty, confusion, protracted legal battles and staggering financial costs that have defined US detentions at Guantanamo since 9/11.
Instead of acting as an effective deterrent, Guantanamo has become a worldwide symbol of US hypocrisy, with human rights activists demanding its closure.
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