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Senate Staff Find Zero Migrants at Guantánamo, Costliest

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  • U.S. Senate staff inspected the Trump administration’s Guantánamo Bay migrant detention and found zero migrants.
  • The operation has cost more than $100 million, averaging $118,000 per detainee.
  • Senator Richard J. Durbin of Illinois released a report criticizing the cost and impact on military readiness.
  • President Donald Trump ordered Homeland Security and Defense to prepare to detain tens of thousands of migrants at Guantánamo.