Afghan Government Backs Repatriation of Guantánamo Detainee
WASHINGTON — The government of Afghanistan has filed a petition in federal court supporting the return of a citizen who has been held for a...
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Biden Reviving Effort to Empty Guantánamo Prison
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Friday that it would study how it could best close the detention center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, renewing an...
Judge Postpones Guantanamo Arraignments Over Covid Concerns
WASHINGTON — A military judge on Tuesday indefinitely postponed the arraignment of three prisoners at Guantánamo Bay who were scheduled to make their first court...
Pentagon Halts Plan to Vaccinate the 40 Prisoners at Guantánamo Bay
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon on Saturday halted plans to offer coronavirus vaccines next week to the 40 wartime prisoners at Guantánamo Bay after an outcry...
Pentagon Official Approves Guantánamo Trial of 3 Men for Indonesia Bombings
WASHINGTON — After years of delay, the U.S. official overseeing military commissions at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on Thursday approved the prosecution of three Southeast Asian...
Pentagon Moves to Block Exam of Tortured Guantánamo Prisoner
WASHINGTON — In his final days as Secretary of the Army, Ryan D. McCarthy has moved to thwart a federal judge’s order for an independent...
Dysfunctional Prison and Court Pose Guantánamo Headaches for Biden
A particularly thorny policy question facing the Biden administration is whether to rethink the military commissions system setup to try the detainees who have been...
Red Cross Visit to Guantánamo Limited by Virus Measures
This article was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. WASHINGTON — Delegates from the International Committee of the Red Cross visiting...