Obama to launch new effort to close Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba
9 years, 4 months ago

Obama to launch new effort to close Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba

LA Times  

President Obama plans to a lay out a proposal to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, above, as early as this week, aides say. “But if Congress continues to refuse, I wouldn’t rule out the president using every element of his authority to make progress.” Obama has shown a willingness to act where Congress has been gridlocked. Though their rivalry dates to their 2008 race for the White house, the men share concern about the notorious prison, which critics say serves as a recruiting tool for enemies of the U.S. Key advisors to the president had hoped that McCain, as the influential chairman of the Armed Services Committee, would help shape and win support for such a proposal. Weeks later, McCain said, Obama sent two top deputies, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and counter-terrorism advisor Lisa Monaco, to McCain’s Capitol Hill office, where they pledged to develop a plan for the prison’s closure. If I had been president, I guarantee you there’d a been a plan.” McCain did offer what many viewed as a lifeline for the White House by inserting into the defense bill a requirement that the administration submit a “comprehensive strategy” for dealing with current and future detainees.

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White House defends inhumane treatment of migrants sent to Guantanamo Bay: ‘It’s a promise the president campaigned on’
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

White House defends inhumane treatment of migrants sent to Guantanamo Bay: ‘It’s a promise the president campaigned on’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The White House is responding to reports that deported migrants …

'Barbaric act': Cuban president among many condemning use of Guantánamo to hold immigrants
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Barbaric act': Cuban president among many condemning use of Guantánamo to hold immigrants

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump’s administration was sending undocumented immigrants apprehended at the Southern border to the U.S. “We have 30,000 beds in Guantánamo to detain the worst criminal aliens threatening the American people,” Trump said last week. “Sending immigrants to Guantánamo is a profoundly cruel, costly move,” Amnesty International’s Director of Refugee and Migrant Rights, Amy Fischer, posted on X. Shut …

Guantanamo deportations: What’s Trump’s plan? Why is it controversial?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Guantanamo deportations: What’s Trump’s plan? Why is it controversial?

Al Jazeera  

The US president wants to send unauthorised immigrants to Guantanamo Bay, a prison notorious for the abuse of inmates. United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order that seeks to repurpose Guantanamo Bay, a US prison in Cuba, into a detention centre for unauthorised immigrants. This order directs the US secretaries of defence and homeland security to …

Trump Orders Construction Of Migrant Detention Facility In Guantanamo Bay: 'Tough Place To Get Out'
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump Orders Construction Of Migrant Detention Facility In Guantanamo Bay: 'Tough Place To Get Out'

ABP News  

US President Donald Trump has ordered the construction of a migrant detention facility in Guantanamo Bay to house "worst criminal illegal aliens threatening the American people". He said the facility at the US Navy base in Cuba which would be separate from its high-security military prison would hold as many as 30,000 people, reported BBC. On Wednesday, Trump's "border tsar" …

Trump orders preparation of migrant detention centre at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba reacts
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump orders preparation of migrant detention centre at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba reacts

Firstpost  

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday afternoon signed an order that called for the opening of a detention centre at Guantánamo Bay to house undocumented migrants. The order came shortly after he signed the Laken Riley Act In his latest crackdown on illegal immigrants, US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order which called for the preparation of a …

Trump to open detention centre in Guantanamo Bay for 'worst criminal aliens'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump to open detention centre in Guantanamo Bay for 'worst criminal aliens'

India Today  

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the Laken Riley Act into law, giving federal authorities broader power to deport immigrants in the US illegally who have been accused of crimes. “Guantanamo Bay’s abusive history speaks for itself and in no uncertain terms will put people’s physical and mental health in jeopardy,” Stacy Suh, program director of Detention Watch Network, said …

Trump unveils plan to detain 30,000 migrants at Guantanamo Bay prison
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump unveils plan to detain 30,000 migrants at Guantanamo Bay prison

New Indian Express  

'Act of brutality' The Guantanamo Bay facility currently holds 15 detainees from the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and other operations triggered by the September 11, 2001, attacks. “Some of them are so bad that we don’t even trust the countries to hold them because we don’t want them coming back, so we’re gonna send ’em out to Guantanamo,” Trump said. …

Guantanamo to hold ‘illegal aliens’: The Constitution v The President, 2.0
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Guantanamo to hold ‘illegal aliens’: The Constitution v The President, 2.0

Al Jazeera  

These days there is a sense that Washington, DC, along with most of the Western world, has transported back to the 1930s, when fascism was openly on the march. One consequence of the Spanish-American War of 1898 was the independence of Cuba from its European colonial masters, but it came at a price: in 1901, the US wrote an amendment …

What to know about Guantánamo Bay, the base where Trump will send ‘criminal aliens’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What to know about Guantánamo Bay, the base where Trump will send ‘criminal aliens’

Associated Press  

President Donald Trump, who made the deportation of immigrants a central part of his campaign and presidency, said Wednesday that the U.S. will use a detention center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to hold tens of thousands of the “worst criminal aliens.” “We’re going to send them out to Guantánamo,” Trump said at the signing of the Laken Riley Act. Share …

Trump says he'll send migrants to Guantanamo Bay hours after idea floated on Fox & Friends
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump says he'll send migrants to Guantanamo Bay hours after idea floated on Fox & Friends

The Independent  

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'A tough place to get out of': Trump announces he's sending migrants to Guantanamo Bay
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'A tough place to get out of': Trump announces he's sending migrants to Guantanamo Bay

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he's ordering the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare Guantanamo Bay to house undocumented migrants. "Today, I'm also signing an executive order to instruct the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security to begin preparing the 30,000 person migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay. We have 30,000 beds in Guantanamo to …

Trump says he'll send 30,000 illegal migrants to Guantanamo Bay
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump says he'll send 30,000 illegal migrants to Guantanamo Bay

Daily Mail  

President Donald Trump has unveiled plans to house 30,000 illegal migrants at Guantanamo Bay. 'Today, I’m also signing an Executive Order to instruct the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security to begin preparing the 30,000 person migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay to detain the worst criminal illegal aliens threatening the American people,' Trump said. President Donald Trump has annoucned plans …

"Tough place to get out of": Trump announces plans to hold detained immigrants at Guantanamo Bay
1 month, 3 weeks ago

"Tough place to get out of": Trump announces plans to hold detained immigrants at Guantanamo Bay

Salon  

Donald Trump stepped up his assault on migrants on Wednesday evening, announcing plans to hold detained immigrants at the notorious military prison at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. Expecting a glut of immigrants in detention, Trump signed a memo ordering the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense to prepare the prison to hold 30,000 additional detainees. Cuban President …

Trump directs Guantanamo Bay to be prepared to host up to 30,000 migrants
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump directs Guantanamo Bay to be prepared to host up to 30,000 migrants

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum directing the federal government to prepare the US Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to house tens of thousands of migrants. The memorandum calls for the Defense and Homeland Security Departments to provide additional detention space at Guantanamo for “high-priority criminal aliens unlawfully present in the United States.” “Most people …

US President Trump to transfer undocumented immigrants to Guantanamo
1 month, 3 weeks ago

US President Trump to transfer undocumented immigrants to Guantanamo

Al Jazeera  

The Guantanamo Bay detention centre has garnered a reputation for human rights abuses during the US ‘war on terror’. President Donald Trump has announced plans to transform the United States detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into a holding centre for undocumented immigrants. Trump had campaigned for a second term on the promise of leading a “mass deportation” campaign, targeting …

If Musk’s DOGE wants to save money, closing Guantanamo has to be the first call
1 month, 3 weeks ago

If Musk’s DOGE wants to save money, closing Guantanamo has to be the first call

The Independent  

The soon-to-be-created Department of Government Efficiency – to be run by Elon Musk – and the new DOGE caucus in Congress have declared their commitment “to help rein in reckless spending and stop the abuse of taxpayer dollars.” How about a Defence Department programme that has cost $13bn with no end in sight and that costs 200 times as much …

Biden's Guantánamo legacy 'one step forward, several steps backwards'
2 months, 1 week ago

Biden's Guantánamo legacy 'one step forward, several steps backwards'

NPR  

Biden's Guantánamo legacy 'one step forward, several steps backwards' toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Like Barack Obama before him, Joe Biden vowed to try to shut down the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. When Biden first came into office, "there was a sense of aggressive movement" on working to shutter the prison and resolve its remaining legal cases, …

Guantanamo at 23: What’s next for the ‘lawless’ detention facility?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Guantanamo at 23: What’s next for the ‘lawless’ detention facility?

Al Jazeera  

With 15 inmates remaining, advocates urge Biden to release more Gitmo detainees before he leaves office on January 20. “We’re still hopeful that President Biden can transfer more detainees out before he leaves office,” Eviatar told Al Jazeera. “With President-elect Trump strongly opposed to closing Guantanamo, the need to President Biden to shut the prison down is more urgent than …

US releases Guantanamo Bay prisoner held since day 1
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

US releases Guantanamo Bay prisoner held since day 1

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A prisoner who has …

Conditions for Guantanamo detainees are cruel, inhuman and degrading, UN investigator says
1 year, 8 months ago

Conditions for Guantanamo detainees are cruel, inhuman and degrading, UN investigator says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The first U.N. independent investigator to visit the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay said Monday the 30 men held there are subject “to ongoing cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment under international law.” The investigator, Irish law professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, said at a news conference releasing her 23-page report to the U.N. Human Rights Council that …

US transfers Guantanamo detainee to Algeria
1 year, 11 months ago

US transfers Guantanamo detainee to Algeria

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. has transferred a Guantanamo detainee back to his home country of Algeria, saying his continued detention was no longer necessary, the Department of Defense announced Thursday. Said bin Brahim bin Umran Bakush was captured in Pakistan in 2002 during an aggressive campaign by the U.S. to apprehend persons suspected of supporting terrorism following the 9/11 attacks. …

Biden administration quietly steps up effort to close Guantanamo
2 years, 6 months ago

Biden administration quietly steps up effort to close Guantanamo

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON : The Biden administration is revamping its effort to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, for the first time appointing a senior diplomat to oversee detainee transfers and signaling it won’t interfere with plea negotiations that could resolve the long-stalled prosecution of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four co-defendants. Congress responded to the Obama administration’s effort to close …

Biden Administration Ramping up Efforts to Close Guantanamo Bay Prison: Report
2 years, 6 months ago

Biden Administration Ramping up Efforts to Close Guantanamo Bay Prison: Report

News 18  

The Biden administration is taking steps to close US’ Guantanamo Bay prison, the Wall Street Journal said in a report. The administration may not interfere with plea negotiations that could resolve the long-stalled prosecution of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four co-defendants, the WSJ said in the report. However, the decision to close down the detention facility could …

EXPLAINER: Why half of Guantanamo’s prisoners could get out
3 years, 1 month ago

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

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has been quietly laying the groundwork to release prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay detention center and at least move closer to being able to shut it down. Decisions about several of these prisoners, including some denied under previous reviews, have come in recent weeks as the administration faced criticism from human rights groups for not …

Biden's low profile on Guantanamo rankles as prison turns 20
3 years, 2 months ago

Biden's low profile on Guantanamo rankles as prison turns 20

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. That has led to increased skepticism about Biden’s approach as the administration completes its …

Biden’s low profile on Guantanamo rankles as prison turns 20
3 years, 2 months ago

Biden’s low profile on Guantanamo rankles as prison turns 20

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Advocates for closing the Guantanamo Bay detention center were optimistic when President Joe Biden took office. That has led to increased skepticism about Biden’s approach as the administration completes its first year and the detention center reaches a milestone Tuesday — the 20th anniversary of the first prisoners’ arrival. “President Biden has stated his intention to close Guantanamo …

Why is Guantanamo Bay prison still open 20 years after 9/11?
3 years, 6 months ago

Why is Guantanamo Bay prison still open 20 years after 9/11?

Al Jazeera  

The fate of 39 detainees who are still being held rests with US President Joe Biden, who has pledged to close the prison. In the nearly 20 years since, the notorious military prison at Guantanamo has become a symbol of US human rights abuses. “The fact that the prison remains open 20 years later is because of US partisan politics …

Guantanamo prison lingers, an unresolved legacy of 9/11
3 years, 6 months ago

Guantanamo prison lingers, an unresolved legacy of 9/11

Associated Press  

NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — President Joe Biden turned the page on one legacy of 9/11 by ending the war in Afghanistan. “The fact that Biden, at least, is saying the right things has given people hope,” said Clive Stafford Smith, a lawyer who was recently making his 40th trip to Guantanamo Bay, seeing prisoners he hadn’t been able …

Guantanamo prison lingers, an unresolved legacy of 9/11
3 years, 6 months ago

Guantanamo prison lingers, an unresolved legacy of 9/11

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The fact that Biden, at least, is saying the …

Guantanamo Bay: Inside the world’s most notorious detention centre as the war on terror fades away
3 years, 8 months ago

Guantanamo Bay: Inside the world’s most notorious detention centre as the war on terror fades away

The Independent  

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In step to shut Guantanamo, Biden transfers Moroccan home
3 years, 8 months ago

In step to shut Guantanamo, Biden transfers Moroccan home

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration took a step toward its goal of shutting down the Guantánamo Bay detention center for terror suspects Monday, releasing into the custody of his home country a Moroccan who’d been held without charge almost since the U.S. opened the facility 19 years ago. Nasser’s attorney in Morocco, Khalil Idrissi, said the years Nasser spent in …

Biden administration transfers first detainee from Guantanamo
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden administration transfers first detainee from Guantanamo

Al Jazeera  

Moroccan prisoner Abdul Latif Nasser had been held by the US since 2002 without being charged with a crime. The United States has transferred a detainee out of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility for the first time since President Joe Biden took office, sending a Moroccan man back home years after he was recommended for discharge. The Periodic Review Board …

High court to hear Guantanamo prisoner’s state secrets case
3 years, 10 months ago

High court to hear Guantanamo prisoner’s state secrets case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will decide whether a Palestinian man captured in the wake of 9/11 and detained at the prison on the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay can get access to information the government classifies as state secrets. Zubaydah and his lawyer want to question two former CIA contractors about the operation of a secret CIA facility in …

US Supreme Court to hear Palestinian Guantanamo prisoner’s case
3 years, 10 months ago

US Supreme Court to hear Palestinian Guantanamo prisoner’s case

Al Jazeera  

Abu Zubaydah wants to question two former CIA contractors who allegedly tortured him in Poland. Zubaydah and his lawyer want to question two former CIA contractors, James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen, about the operation of a secret CIA facility in Poland where they say Zubaydah was held and tortured. A Supreme Court document details how Zubaydah was held in various …

Biden will try to close Guantanamo after ‘robust’ review
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden will try to close Guantanamo after ‘robust’ review

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will seek to close the prison on the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay following a review process, resuming a project begun under the Obama administration, the White House said Friday. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said it was the “intention” of the Biden administration to close the detention facility, something President Barack Obama pledged …

White House weighs shutdown of Guantanamo prison
4 years, 1 month ago

White House weighs shutdown of Guantanamo prison

Al Jazeera  

The offshore jail symbolises the excesses of the US ‘war on terror’ because of harsh interrogation methods and torture. The Biden administration has launched a formal review of the future of the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, reviving the Obama-era goal of closing the notorious facility, a White House official said on Friday. Aides involved in internal …

Guantanamo: Biden administration says it intends to close prison
4 years, 1 month ago

Guantanamo: Biden administration says it intends to close prison

CNN  

CNN — The Biden administration intends to close the Guantánamo Bay detention facility, which houses approximately 40 prisoners, by the end of their term. When asked by a reporter during a press briefing on Friday if the prison would be closed by the time President Joe Biden leaves office, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said, “That’s certainly our goal …

Biden will try to close Guantanamo prison after ‘robust’ review
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden will try to close Guantanamo prison after ‘robust’ review

LA Times  

In this photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, the Office of Military Commissions building used for Periodic Review Board hearings is seen on April 18, 2019, at the U.S. Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. President Biden will seek to close the prison on the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay following a review process, resuming a project begun under the …

US moves to try Bali bomb suspects at Guantanamo
4 years, 2 months ago

US moves to try Bali bomb suspects at Guantanamo

Al Jazeera  

The military trial to begin for three men held at the Guantanamo Bay, who are suspected of involvement in deadly bombings in Indonesia. The Pentagon announced on Thursday plans to move ahead with a military trial for three men held at the United States’ base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who are suspected of involvement in deadly bombings in Indonesia in …

US military announces trial for trio detained at Guantanamo Bay suspected of Indonesia terror attacks
4 years, 2 months ago

US military announces trial for trio detained at Guantanamo Bay suspected of Indonesia terror attacks

ABC  

After an unexplained delay, the US Department of Defense has announced plans to move ahead with a military trial for three men held at a base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who are suspected of involvement in deadly bombings in Indonesia in 2002 and 2003. Key points: Charges have been brought against alleged Bali bombing mastermind Hambali and two Malaysian men …

Will Joe Biden close Guantanamo Bay?
4 years, 2 months ago

Will Joe Biden close Guantanamo Bay?

Al Jazeera  

US president-elect once promised to shut down the camp and now he is under pressure to deliver. It has been 19 years since the United States opened the military detention centre at Guantanamo Bay. Amnesty International is now urging President-elect Joe Biden to fulfil a promise he made 10 years ago to close it down. Amnesty’s 62-page report says the …

Donald Trump's Guantanamo
7 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump's Guantanamo

ABC  

When Donald Trump announced to the world he was keeping the Guantanamo Bay detention centre open, some of the inmates watched it live on the television sets in their cell blocks. "The detainees as a whole are happy to see things in the news about Guantanamo," Colonel Stephen E Gabvacis, commander of the Joint Detention Group, says. "They don't care …

I was a Guantanamo detainee – this is what I think of Trump's plan to keep it open
7 years, 1 month ago

I was a Guantanamo detainee – this is what I think of Trump's plan to keep it open

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Earlier this month, the US government …

Trump order to keep Guantanamo open ‘sheer stupidity’
7 years, 1 month ago

Trump order to keep Guantanamo open ‘sheer stupidity’

Al Jazeera  

Donald Trump’s decision to keep Guantanamo Bay prison open means dozens of detainees will stay behind bars, lawyer says. “Donald Trump’s a moron if he thinks Guantanamo should remain open because it keeps us more safe or improves our standing in the world,” said Wells Dixon, a staff lawyer at the Center for Constitutional Justice, a US-based legal advocacy group. …

The Prison at Guantanamo Bay Was Going to Stay Open Whether Trump Demanded It or Not
7 years, 1 month ago

The Prison at Guantanamo Bay Was Going to Stay Open Whether Trump Demanded It or Not

Slate  

In his State of the Union address, President Trump announced that he had “just signed an order directing Secretary Mattis to re-examine our military detention policy and to keep open the detention facilities at Guantánamo Bay.” This could mean a lot, or absolutely nothing. The executive order signed on Tuesday rescinds Obama’s order closing the base and states that the …

Trump signs order to keep Guantanamo military prison open
7 years, 1 month ago

Trump signs order to keep Guantanamo military prison open

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a new executive order to keep open the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, marking a formal reversal of his predecessor’s eight-year effort to shut it down. They are unlawful enemy combatants.” “In the past, we have foolishly released hundreds and hundreds of dangerous terrorists only to meet them again on the …

Guantanamo Bay: Trump administration officials signal intent to refill Cuban prison with 'bad dudes'
7 years, 8 months ago

Guantanamo Bay: Trump administration officials signal intent to refill Cuban prison with 'bad dudes'

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Plans appear to be under …

'We Should Have Pushed Harder': Obama's Gitmo Czars Reflect On His Failure To Close The Prison
8 years, 2 months ago

'We Should Have Pushed Harder': Obama's Gitmo Czars Reflect On His Failure To Close The Prison

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING On his first day in office, President Barack Obama signed an executive order directing that the Guantanamo Bay prison facility “be closed as soon as practicable, and no later than one year from the date of this order.” The prison camp on the island of Cuba had come to symbolize the abuses of the war on terror. …

Obama: History Will Judge Us For Not Closing Guantanamo
8 years, 2 months ago

Obama: History Will Judge Us For Not Closing Guantanamo

Huff Post  

For 15 years, the United States has detained hundreds of people at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, a facility that never should have been opened in the first place. Rather than keeping us safer, the detention facility at Guantanamo undermines American national security. Under this rigorous process, we have transferred 196 detainees from Guantanamo with arrangements designed to keep …

4 More Prisoners Leave Guantanamo In Waning Days Of Obama Administration
8 years, 2 months ago

4 More Prisoners Leave Guantanamo In Waning Days Of Obama Administration

NPR  

4 More Prisoners Leave Guantanamo In Waning Days Of Obama Administration Enlarge this image toggle caption Ben Fox/AP Ben Fox/AP Since the Obama administration hasn't been able to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the push has been on to transfer as many of the cleared detainees as possible before Donald Trump becomes president. Earlier this week on Morning …

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