Biden orders review aimed at closing Guantanamo Bay terrorist detention facility

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The Guantanamo Bay detention facility is again under scrutiny as President Biden looks to fulfill a campaign promise, which was first made by former President Barack Obama, to close the prison and relocate some 40 terrorist collaborators despite congressional opposition.

“We are undertaking an NSC process to assess the current state of play that the Biden administration has inherited from the previous administration, in line with our broader goal of closing Guantanamo,” National Security Council spokeswoman Emily Horne said on Friday.

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