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But he is unable to get a job there, or drive or leave the country, as he is still considered "a threat to the United States," he said.
Trump released a single detainee, a Saudi who went back to his homeland after striking a plea deal in the problem-plagued military commissions. Over the years, the population has steadily shrunk as the U. It has also at times been roiled by hunger strikes and rocked by clashes between prisoners and guards, sparked largely by frustration at being held indefinitely without charge under what the U. Guantanamo is smaller and quieter now. Obama, who issued an executive order shortly after taking office directing that Guantanamo be closed within a year, ran into political opposition when his administration announced it would move the military trials to federal courts.
Congress eventually added language to the annual Pentagon authorization bill prohibiting the government from moving Guantanamo prisoners into the United States for any reason. It remains to be seen whether that will change, particularly after several former prisoners, released under both Bush and Obama, emerged as Taliban leaders in Afghanistan. There are different layers of the process. But that remains our goal, and we are considering all available avenues to responsibly transfer detainees and, of course, close Guantanamo Bay.
Those who support closure are encouraged by the fact that the new administration has revived a review board process and has cleared five for release none were cleared under Trump.
But they are concerned that Biden team has yet to name anyone at the State Department to lead an effort to secure agreements with other countries for the resettlement of prisoners, as was done under Obama.
Many argue that the simplest solution would be to move the cases of the 10 detainees facing trial by military commission to federal court in the U. Kebriaei, the attorney whose Yemeni client is awaiting release, said the administration just needs to focus on the issue. A relatively small number of 39 men are still being held at Guantanamo. They include Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the al-Qaeda attacks on the US on September 11, and four co-conspirators who face trial by military commissions.
Ten of the detainees do not face charges and have been approved by US agencies for release but are still being held. Among them is Saifullah Paracha , a Pakistani man who at age 74 is the oldest detainee at Guantanamo and who has never been charged with a crime.
Ten men face still face military commission proceedings. One is nearing the end of a military sentence and is due to be released in February.
Others are being held indefinitely without trial. The Bush administration transferred about detainees out of Guantanamo by the end of , and the Obama administration transferred nearly out of the facility by the beginning of Among the challenges US authorities face in transferring detainees out of Guantanamo is obtaining agreements guaranteeing humane treatment from their home countries, or getting a third country to agree to resettle them and prevent their return to hostilities against the US.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Slovakia and Albania have been among the largest recipients of nationals from other countries. In , five Taliban prisoners were transferred to Qatar in exchange for the release of American soldier Bowe Bergdahl, who was held captive for five years in Afghanistan and Pakistan after deserting the US Army.
Four of those five are now members of the new Taliban government in Afghanistan. Two men have been released since Obama left office in January
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