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dee tay nee

  • n  some held in custody

  • Detainee lawyers argue that the provision clashes with a 2001 Supreme Court ruling that opened the federal courts to any detainee held by the United States anywhere in the world.
  • A Guantanamo detainee peers out through the so-called "bean hole" which is used to allow food and other items into detainee cells.
  • Military guards move a detainee at the detention center at Cuba's Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.
News & Articles

  • House blocks Guantanamo detainee transfers to Yemen
    WASHINGTON, June 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. House of Representatives voted Friday to restrict transfer of detainees to Yemen, a move designed to stall the closing of the prison at Guantanamo Bay.
    June 14, 2013 - UPI
  • Charges filed against GITMO detainee
    WASHINGTON, June 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Department said it filed charges against Guantanamo Bay detainee Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi for his role in terrorist attacks in Afghanistan.
    June 11, 2013 - UPI
  • Charges filed againt GITMO detainee
    WASHINGTON, June 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Department said it filed charges against Guantanamo Bay detainee Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi for his role in terrorist attacks in Afghanistan.
    June 11, 2013 - UPI

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