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January 13, 2022

Five More Guantánamo Prisoners, Held for Years Without Charge, Granted Release
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Five more Guantánamo Bay prisoners have been approved for release. Three
of the men are from Yemen, one is Kenyan, and one is from Somalia. None
have been charged with a crime. The Biden administration made the
announcement earlier this week, on the 20th anniversary of the prison's
opening. Nearly half of the remaining 39 Guantánamo prisoners have now
been approved for release, but that does not guarantee they will be
freed soon as the U.S. still needs to secure host countries to transfer
them to. Click here to see our hour-long discussion with a Muslim
chaplain and two former Guantánamo prisoners.


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