Guantanamo Bay, Cuba — The U.S. has transferred 11 Yemeni detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility to Oman, the Defense Department announced Monday in a press release. None of the men were ever charged with crimes. There are now just 15 men at the detention facility, the lowest number since the prison was opened in 2002. The detention facility, which is run by a joint task force led by the U.S. Army, was created after President George W. Bush declared a "war on terror" following the 9/11 attacks in 2001.
Main Idea: The Defense Department transferred 11 Yemeni detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility to Oman, leaving just 15 men in custody there.
Key Points:
Closing Guantanamo remains uncertain, so taxpayers may keep funding a costly prison and legal process for a small number of detainees.
Fewer detainees could reduce long-term detention costs and support a gradual move toward ending the facility.
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Named administration described as pushing to shrink the Guantanamo population and eventually close the facility.
Secretary of Defense who notified Congress of the planned repatriation and is tied to the transfer decision.
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