The decision brings to 11 the number who have been approved to be sent elsewhere, but the Biden administration has yet to name a point person to negotiate transfers with other governments.
Author: Carol Rosenberg
New York Times Updates Database That Tracks Gitmo Detainees
A Times team has revamped an online database that makes it easier to learn about the roughly 780 prisoners who were taken there, including the 40 who remain.
Biden Administration Clears 3 Guantánamo Detainees for Release
The men, none of whom were ever charged, would be sent to countries that agree to impose security conditions on them. But it is not clear where they will go or when.
US Defends Detention of Afghan at Guantánamo Despite Pullout
In the first Guantánamo habeas corpus case under the Biden administration, the government said U.S. forces’ withdrawal from Afghanistan did not erode its detention authority.
U.S. Defends Detention of Afghan at Guantánamo Despite Pullout
In the first Guantánamo habeas corpus case under the Biden administration, the government said U.S. forces’ withdrawal from Afghanistan did not erode its detention authority.
I Expected 2020 to Be a Hectic Year at Guantánamo. I Was Wrong.
Entering the year, the calendar for court activity on the Sept. 11 case appeared to be packed. But no hearing has been held since February.
Military Judge in 9/11 Trial at Guantánamo Is Retiring
Col. W. Shane Cohen had served on the case for less than a year and set a January 2021 jury selection date that now appears uncertain.
Architect of C.I.A. Torture Program Testifies Prisoners Acted Well Adjusted
Dr. James E. Mitchell said in court at Guantánamo Bay that the alleged leader of the Sept. 11 plot, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, was fine after 183 rounds of waterboarding.
Trial for Men Accused of Plotting 9/11 Attacks Is Set for 2021
A military judge on Friday set Jan. 11, 2021, as the start of the death penalty trial at Guantánamo Bay of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four men accused of plotting the attacks.