Sasha Pfeiffer

But remember, national security officials has made the decision these men no longer pose a significant threat. I got a more hybrid or nuanced view from Scott Rehm of the Center for Victims of Torture. He's glad the men were released, but he says it could and should have happened sooner.

And he says because it didn't happen sooner, time is now running out on transferring others before Trump comes into office.

And he says because it didn't happen sooner, time is now running out on transferring others before Trump comes into office.

And he says because it didn't happen sooner, time is now running out on transferring others before Trump comes into office.

The prison and the military court were set up to prosecute suspected foreign terrorists after the September 11, 2001 attacks. The first prisoners arrived in January 2002. Over the years, a little under 800 people have passed through there. Most were never charged, yet held for years. The majority were eventually repatriated to their home countries or resettled in other countries.

The prison and the military court were set up to prosecute suspected foreign terrorists after the September 11, 2001 attacks. The first prisoners arrived in January 2002. Over the years, a little under 800 people have passed through there. Most were never charged, yet held for years. The majority were eventually repatriated to their home countries or resettled in other countries.

The prison and the military court were set up to prosecute suspected foreign terrorists after the September 11, 2001 attacks. The first prisoners arrived in January 2002. Over the years, a little under 800 people have passed through there. Most were never charged, yet held for years. The majority were eventually repatriated to their home countries or resettled in other countries.

There are now 15 left, all of them racing the clock as Trump is about to get into office. And the commonality among the 15 left is that if you're not out by January 20th, you're expected probably not to get out. That is NPR's Sasha Pfeiffer. Sasha, thank you.

There are now 15 left, all of them racing the clock as Trump is about to get into office. And the commonality among the 15 left is that if you're not out by January 20th, you're expected probably not to get out. That is NPR's Sasha Pfeiffer. Sasha, thank you.

There are now 15 left, all of them racing the clock as Trump is about to get into office. And the commonality among the 15 left is that if you're not out by January 20th, you're expected probably not to get out. That is NPR's Sasha Pfeiffer. Sasha, thank you.