Biden Looking To Close Guantanamo Bay By Ben Scheffer The main gate at the US prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The Biden administration announced Monday it is looking at “all available avenues” to close Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, according to White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki.
“Our goal is to close Guantanamo Bay, I don’t have a timetable for you. As you know, there is a process, the 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,” Psaki said.
Psaki noted President Biden cannot close Guantanamo Bay on his own and will require notifications and consultations with Congress.
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At least two prisoners who have been challenging their detention have already updated their complaints to include Biden’s withdrawal as a reason they should be released.
But the war on terrorism will continue even after the last U.S. service member leaves Afghanistan. And the congressional war authorization that has also been used as the legal justification for indefinite detention at Guantanamo does not appear to be going anywhere anytime soon.
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“I think the short answer is that we just don’t know,” Steve Vladeck, a University of Texas law professor, said of the withdrawal’s effect on Guantanamo.