Nation Mar 19 Pentagon reviews plans to reduce troops handling migrants at Guantanamo Bay By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press
Politics Mar 01 Lawyers sue to stop Trump administration from sending 10 migrants to Guantanamo Bay Civil rights attorneys sued the Trump administration Saturday to prevent it from transferring 10 migrants detained in the U.S. to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, their second legal challenge in less than a month over plans for holding up to 30,000 immigrants there for… By John Hanna, Associated Press
Politics Feb 04 First military flight to send migrants to Guantanamo Bay departs, U.S. official says A U.S. official says the first U.S. military flight to deport migrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay is set to depart. By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press
Politics Jan 29 Trump wants to hold up to 30,000 detained migrants at Guantanamo Bay. Here’s what to know 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 Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to hold tens of thousands of people who can't be sent back… By Associated Press
Nation Jan 09 Biden administration wages last-minute battle over accused 9/11 mastermind’s plea deal The Biden administration has doubled down on its unusual court battle to derail a plea deal that the government itself had reached with accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press
Dec 31 Military appeals court rejects Defense secretary’s order nullifying 9/11 plea deals By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The decision puts back on track the agreements that would have the three men plead guilty to one of the deadliest attacks ever on the United States in exchange for being spared the possibility of the death penalty. Continue reading
Aug 02 Defense Secretary overrides plea agreement for 9/11 defendants, reinstates as death penalty cases By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The move comes two days after the military commission at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, announced it had reached plea deals with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two accused accomplices in the attacks. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 5:39 What’s in the plea deal reached with key 9/11 attack conspirators By Ali Rogin, Courtney Norris, Azhar Merchant The man accused as the mastermind behind the September 11 terrorist attacks, and two accomplices, have agreed to a plea deal in exchange for avoiding the death penalty. The development comes 16 years after their prosecutions began. Ali Rogin discussed… Continue watching
Jan 26 Panel recommends 23-year sentences for 2 Guantanamo detainees linked to 2002 Bali bombings By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press A military panel at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba recommended 23 years in detention Friday for two Malaysian men in connection with deadly 2002 bombings in Bali, a spokesman for the military commission said. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 3:50 News Wrap: Tropical Storm Ophelia expected to bring flooding to East Coast In our news wrap Friday, Tropical Storm Ophelia barreled toward the East Coast, with expected landfall Saturday morning in North Carolina. Also, a judge at Guantanamo Bay has declared one of the defendants in the 9/11 attacks case unfit for… Continue watching