In Britain, three newly freed prisoners jailed for more than four years at Guantánamo Bay arrived in London Wednesday where they were promptly taken into police custody. All three previously resided in Britain before their capture. Abdennour Samuer, an Algerian, and Omar Deghayes, a Libyan, were seized in Pakistan. Attorneys say Deghayes has been left blind in one eye from beatings by US guards. The third prisoner, Jamil el-Banna, was seized in Gambia. Zachary Katznelson, an attorney with the prisoner rights group Reprieve, said el-Banna has yet to meet his youngest daughter.

Zachary Katznelson: “I saw Jamil just on December 7th, so just a little more than ten days ago. And speaking to him, you know, he’s never met his youngest daughter. She’s five years old now. His wife was pregnant when he was taken by the CIA. The idea of holding her in his arms, kissing her, it just brought tears to his eyes. And it’s going to be a wonderful reunion this evening.”

The prisoners’ return follows years of campaigning by their families.