The Biden administration released its first detainee from the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba on Monday. Abdul Latif Nasser was never charged with a crime, yet remained detained for 19 years. Nearly 800 prisoners have passed through Guantanamo since early 2002. Now, 39 remain. Thomas Durkin, Nasser s lawyer, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss his release and the camp s future.
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Judy Woodruff:
Today, the Biden administration released its first detainee from the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.
As Amna Nawaz reports, it s an effort to decrease the population and eventually shut down the prison complex nearly two decades after its opening.