Pentagon files appeal to halt Guantanamo Bay 9/11 plea deals
The emergency request is an attempt to stop the three Guantanamo Bay detainees from an already agreed-upon plea deal that would spare them the death penalty in exchange for life in prison and guilty pleas.
Biden Administration Moves to Halt Sept. 11 Plea Deal
Justice Department lawyers are defending the defense secretary’s decision to back out of the agreement that avoided a death penalty trial, moving the question from military to civilian courts.
Biden admin appeals plea agreements with Guantánamo detainees, including 9/11 mastermind
The Biden administration is asking for a federal appeals court to temporarily block a plea deal agreement with three detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Pentagon asks court to block 9/11 plea deals
The Justice Department, on behalf of the Pentagon, on Tuesday asked an appeals court to block an effort to enforce plea deals reached with four accused conspirators of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Biden administration asks federal appeals court to block 9/11 plea deals
The Biden administration asked a federal appeals court to block a plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
Pentagon files emergency appeal in last-ditch effort to halt 9/11 plea deals
The Pentagon filed an emergency request with a federal appeals court Tuesday in an effort to halt three accused 9/11 terrorists from entering into plea agreements the Biden administration handed them last year.
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Rights experts call for immediate release of Abu Zubaydah from Guantánamo
UN independent human rights experts have called for the immediate release of Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn, known as Abu ...
Maddow Blog | Biden shrinks Guantanamo’s prison population to just 15 people
If Republicans are serious about cutting unnecessary spending, they can start by closing the Guantanamo Bay prison — which ...
U.S. Sends 11 Guantánamo Prisoners to Oman to Start New Lives
The secret mission left the smallest number of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay since the day the detention center opened in 2002.
Biden admin releases 11 Yemeni detainees with suspected al Qaeda ties from Guantanamo Bay — including two alleged former bin Laden bodyguards
The Biden administration offered plea deals last year to alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and co-conspirators ...
US Frees 11 Guantánamo Detainees After Two Decades
The Biden administration has been pushing to clear Guantánamo of detainees, of which there are now 15 remaining.
Fifteen prisoners remain at Guantanamo Bay after latest transfers
The 11 transfers were the latest repatriation of detainees as the Biden administration seeks to reduce the prison population ...
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Guantanamo at Twenty-Three
Explore the future of Guantánamo Bay as experts discuss its history, current challenges, and prospects for closure ...
Guantanamo Bay detainee count drops to 15 after 11 more are transferred out
The notorious prison at Guantanamo Bay Cuba is now down to just 15 detainees after 11 were just transferred out and sent to ...
11 Yemeni detainees at Guantanamo Bay transferred to Oman
Eleven Yemeni detainees at Guantanamo Bay have been transferred to Oman, marking yet another detainee transfer from the ...
U.S. transfers 11 Guantánamo detainees to Yemen after more than two decades without charge
The transfer announced Monday leaves six never-charged men still being held at Guantánamo, two convicted and sentenced ...
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US transfers 11 Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo Bay prison to Oman
Amnesty International welcomed the transfer but said Guantanamo would remain a ‘glaring, longstanding stain’ on the US.