Indefinite detention
Congress is trying to block the release of 20 Gitmo inmates by refusing to pay for it
US lawmakers are once again trying to use the annual defense spending bill to block the transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees who have been cleared for release.
The Nauru Detainee Who Set Himself on Fire Has Died
Life support for the 23-year-old Iranian refugee Omid has just been switched off in a Brisbane hospital.
Christmas Island Wants to Be More Than a Bin for Refugees
That, and they're sick of Australia controlling everything they do. Some residents are even pushing for secession.
The Defense Bill That Obama Just Signed Will Make It Harder to Shut Guantanamo
The US president noted that operating Guantanamo is a huge waste of taxpayer dollars and is inconsistent "with our interests as a nation and undermines our standing in the world."
The Paris Attacks Will Really Complicate Obama's Plan to Close Guantanamo
Likening lawmakers' fierce opposition to closing Guantanamo to calls against resettling Syrian refugees in the US, Obama emphasized on Thursday that the prison "has been an enormous recruitment tool" for terrorists like the Islamic State.
The Pentagon Just Transferred Five Yemeni Guantanamo Detainees to UAE
Held for nearly 14 years, the detainees were transferred to the UAE Friday night, after the terrorist attacks in Paris.
A Damning Report and Angry Protests Highlight the UK's Most Infamous Immigration Center
VICE News attended a recent protest at the Yarl's Wood center, which contains hundreds of detainees and has been subjected to allegations of abuse — both physical and sexual.
More Former Gitmo Detainees 'Return to the Fight,' and More Are Killed By the US
A biannual report has found that nine former detainees, all of whom were released during the Bush administration, have 're-engaged' since July.
US Senator: 'Guantanamo Detainees Can Rot in Hell'
Senators squared off with Obama administration officials today during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the future of the detention facility.
Yemen’s Proposed Rehabilitation Center Isn’t Making Much Progress
Although President Obama has made assurances that Yemen is the model for counterterrorism success, an initiative to build a rehabilitation center to house repatriated Guantánamo detainees from that country is showing little progress.
Why Are Prisoners Who Have Been Cleared for Release Still in Guantánamo?
In order for a prisoner to be cleared every single US government agency with a stake in national security affairs has to sign off on his release.
The First Detainee Since the Bowe Bergdahl Swap Just Left Guantanamo
Fawzi al-Odah, who the US government says traveled to Afghanistan to join extremists shortly after 9/11, will enter a rehabilitation center.