Guantanamo detainee Abdul Latif Nasser speaks out after release

Abdul Latif Nasser became the first inmate released from Guantanamo under the Biden administration, almost six years after he was recommended for transfer.

A Guantanamo Bay detainee who spent nearly two decades at the notorious facility and thought he might not make it out alive spoke out after being released -- the first prisoner freed by the Biden administration. “I was born again on July 19. My birthday is no longer March 4. I was born yesterday on July 19," Abdul Latif Nasser said in a statement shared with ABC News. “I have no words to describe my overwhelming sense of happiness and joy. It is like a miracle after 20 years to be home and celebrate Eid together with my family.” On Tuesday, the legal charity Reprieve, which campaigned for his release and provided legal support, confirmed to ABC News that Nasser was reunited with his family in Morocco. Nasser, whose case was profiled by ABC News in 2019, was first cleared for release from Guantanamo more than five years ago. He had been detained there for 19 years after he was captured in Afghanistan, alleged by the U.S. government to be an active member of the Taliban and then to have trained with al-Qaeda.