The United States has released and transferred an alleged al-Qaeda bomb maker from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba to Saudi Arabia, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced on March 8. Ghassan Al Sharbi, a 48-year-old Saudi Arabian engineer, was sent to his native country after the Periodic Review Board (PRB) determined that it was…
US Transfers Alleged Al-Qaeda Suspect From Guantanamo Bay to Saudi Arabia
Guantanamo Bay Prisoner Freed in Belize After 20 Years in US Custody
The U.S. government has released and transferred a Pakistani man from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba to Belize. The U.S. Defense Department said on Thursday that Majid Khan, 42, had been transferred to Belize after serving his sentence at the U.S.-run detention center for over a decade. Khan, a native of Pakistan, came…
US Releases Oldest Detainee From Guantánamo Bay After 17 Years With No Charges
The United States announced it has released its oldest detainee at Guantánamo Bay detention camp and repatriated him to Pakistan. Pakistani national Saifullah Paracha, 75, was first detained at the facility in 2003. He was said to have provided substantive financial support to the al-Qaeda and Taliban terrorist groups in the immediate aftermath of the Sept….
Republicans Brush Off House Democrats’ Latest Plan to Close Guantanamo Bay
A Democratic-led effort in the House of Representatives to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility is facing ridicule from Republicans, who have expressed opposition to the plan. The Guantanamo Bay detention facility is a U.S territory in Cuba that came into existence in January 2002 under President George W. Bush in the early days of…
US Says It Repatriated a Guantanamo Bay Detainee to Algeria
WASHINGTON—The United States has repatriated to Algeria a man who was held at Guantanamo Bay for nearly two decades after being accused of conspiring with al Qaeda, the Department of Defense said on Saturday. The department identified the man as Sufiyan Barhoumi, a native of Algeria, and said his detention at the U.S. military base…
Biden Admin Sends Home Man Suspected of Trying to Join 9/11 Hijackers
A Saudi prisoner who was being held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center has been released from U.S. custody, according to the Department of Defense in a statement issued Monday. Mohammad Ahmad al-Qahtani, who was previously accused of trying to join the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attackers, was sent back to Saudi Arabia from the U.S….
DOJ Changes Stance on Using Evidence Obtained at CIA Black Sites
Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys said in court filings on Jan. 31 that evidence extracted by torture is not admissible in military tribunals, reversing a posture that had worried civil libertarians and human rights activists. The DOJ revealed its stance on torture-derived evidence in filings related to the matter of Abd Al-Rahim Hussein Al-Nashiri, the alleged…
US Navy Warship Pauses Deployment After COVID-19 Outbreak Among ‘100 Percent Immunized’ Crew
A U.S. Navy warship has paused its deployment to South America due to a COVID-19 outbreak among its “100 percent immunized” crew, the Navy announced on Christmas Eve. “USS Milwaukee (LCS 5), a Freedom variant littoral combat ship, remains in port as some Sailors test positive for COVID-19,” the U.S. 4th Fleet said in a statement….
Biden Administration Skips Congressional Hearing on Closing Gitmo
The Biden administration declined to send an official to a Dec. 7 congressional hearing on closing Guantanamo Bay, drawing anger from both sides of the political aisle over the apparent lack of attention to the issues surrounding the offshore detention center. The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing is the latest in a series of efforts by…
DHS Looking to Hire Private Contractor ‘Fluent in Haitian Creole’ for Guantánamo Bay Migrant Operations Center
September 23, 2021
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The Biden administration is looking to hire a private contractor to provide security officers to oversee a Migrant Operations Center at the U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay, according to a recent government advertisement. “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has a continuing need to contract for services to provide unarmed custody and security officers to provide…
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