Jul 19 First Guantanamo detainee sent to home country in policy shift By Dino Hazell, Associated Press The Biden administration transferred a Guantánamo Bay detainee to his home country for the first time, a policy shift from the Trump presidency that repatriated a Moroccan man. Continue reading
Jan 30 US pauses plan to give virus vaccine to Guantanamo prisoners By Associated Press Pentagon chief spokesman John Kirby said in a tweet Saturday that the Defense Department would be “pausing” the plan to give the vaccination to those held at Guantanamo while it reviews measures to protect troops who work there. Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 13:39 Obama wanted to close Gitmo. Will Biden be able to finally do it? By PBS NewsHour President Biden’s Secretary of Defense, General LLoyd Austin has said he would follow through on President Obama’s efforts to close Guantanamo Bay, the prison for terrorism detainees. Today, its population is down to nearly 40, including six detainees cleared for… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch 5:35 Why the cost of holding prisoners at Guantanamo Bay keeps rising The cost of running Guantanamo Bay’s prison and court system climbed by nearly $90 million from 2013 to 2018, even though the number of prisoners housed there has fallen. Amna Nawaz talks to The New York Times' Carol Rosenberg about… Continue watching
Sep 19 Court calls U.S. ‘enhanced interrogation techniques’ torture By Associated Press Abu Zubaydah has been held without charge since September 2006 at the detention center on the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Continue reading
Aug 30 Trial in 9/11 case at Guantanamo gets early 2021 start date By Associated Press The U.S. has charged five men with planning and aiding the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Continue reading
Feb 01 Trump signed an executive order to keep the Guantanamo Bay prison open. Will anything change? By Saher Khan President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he had signed an executive order to keep the Guantanamo Bay prison open, but the move might bring about all that much change. Continue reading
Jan 31 What did Trump say — and not say — about foreign policy in Tuesday’s speech? By Larisa Epatko We asked experts what they learned -- and what they didn't -- from Trump's remarks on global issues during his first State of the Union. Continue reading
Jan 30 Trump signs order to keep Guantanamo military prison open By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order announcing his intent to keep the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay open, the White House announced Tuesday. Continue reading
Dec 21 Jim Mattis is the first Pentagon chief to visit Guantanamo since 2002 By Robert Burns, Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis visited the American Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to offer holiday greetings to troops Thursday. It was the first trip there by a Pentagon chief in almost 16 years. Continue reading