Biden objects to NDAA restriction barring transfer of prisoners from Gitmo to other countries
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President Biden took issue with ongoing restrictions on the president's ability to move detainees from Guantánamo Bay in the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, arguing the restrictions could even threaten national security.
Congress has long restricted the president's ability to move Guantánamo Bay detainees, most notably after former President Barack Obama promised to close the facility during his second term in office. Obama was hampered in that promise by the restricted use of funds, a move some lawmakers argued was necessary to prevent potentially dangerous detainees from threatening American soil.
This year's massive $770 billion defense bill, which was signed by Biden on Monday, will keep those restrictions in place.
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