U.S. To Release 17 Guantanamo Inmates In The Coming Weeks

The sun rises on June 6 over Camp Delta detention compound, which has housed foreign prisoners since 2002, at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba. (Brennan Linsley/AFP/Getty)

New York Times: Transfers Could Reduce Guantánamo Detainees to 90

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration appears to be on the cusp of the largest round of transfers of Guantánamo Bay detainees in a single month since 2007, a move that could reduce the detainee population there to as low as 90 by mid- to late January, according to officials familiar with internal deliberations.

Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter has notified Congress in recent days that he has approved 17 proposed transfers of lower-level detainees, said the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss matters that have not yet been made public. Congress has required Mr. Carter to certify that security standards have been met at least 30 days before any transfers.

More News On Reports That The U.S. is Preparing To Release 17 Guantanamo Inmates In The Coming Weeks

Pentagon planning largest Gitmo detainee transfer since 2007 -- Washington Times
U.S. Will Reportedly Transfer 17 Detainees Out of Guantanamo in January -- Slate
Pentagon 'to transfer 17 Guantanamo Bay prisoners' -- BBC
Pentagon Approves 17 Gitmo Detainees for Transfer -- Sputnik