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September 12, 2017

Tillerson Moves to Eliminate Job of Envoy Tasks with Closing Guantánamo
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The Trump administration is moving forward with its pledge to stop the
closure of Guantánamo Bay. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has
announced the position of the special envoy for closure of the
Guantánamo detention facility would be eliminated. The Pentagon has also
proposed spending $500 million in new construction at Guantánamo. The
U.S. is currently imprisoning 41 people indefinitely at Guantánamo Bay.
Cuba was hard hit by Hurricane Irma.


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