Sasha Pfeiffer

Trump has said he wants to keep Guantanamo open. So the assumption is that once Trump is back in the White House, there may be no more Guantanamo transfers under him. And Michelle, at some level, it's also Biden acknowledging that Guantanamo has been a failed legal system. As you know, there's still been no 9-11 trial more than two decades after the September 11th, 2001 attacks.

Trump has said he wants to keep Guantanamo open. So the assumption is that once Trump is back in the White House, there may be no more Guantanamo transfers under him. And Michelle, at some level, it's also Biden acknowledging that Guantanamo has been a failed legal system. As you know, there's still been no 9-11 trial more than two decades after the September 11th, 2001 attacks.

There's worldwide criticism of Guantanamo as a human rights embarrassment because of the unlawful detention happening there. It's also really expensive, $15 million per year per prisoner. That is way more than a federal supermax. It's as Biden saying, it's time to shut the place down.

There's worldwide criticism of Guantanamo as a human rights embarrassment because of the unlawful detention happening there. It's also really expensive, $15 million per year per prisoner. That is way more than a federal supermax. It's as Biden saying, it's time to shut the place down.

There's worldwide criticism of Guantanamo as a human rights embarrassment because of the unlawful detention happening there. It's also really expensive, $15 million per year per prisoner. That is way more than a federal supermax. It's as Biden saying, it's time to shut the place down.

So what's been the reaction to this? It tends to be predictable along party lines. Republicans claim this is like releasing terrorists. Democrats say this should have happened a long time ago. It's a moral stain on America, they say. This is complicated by the new fresh upheaval in the Middle East because there's some concern these men could end up back on a battlefield somewhere.

So what's been the reaction to this? It tends to be predictable along party lines. Republicans claim this is like releasing terrorists. Democrats say this should have happened a long time ago. It's a moral stain on America, they say. This is complicated by the new fresh upheaval in the Middle East because there's some concern these men could end up back on a battlefield somewhere.

So what's been the reaction to this? It tends to be predictable along party lines. Republicans claim this is like releasing terrorists. Democrats say this should have happened a long time ago. It's a moral stain on America, they say. This is complicated by the new fresh upheaval in the Middle East because there's some concern these men could end up back on a battlefield somewhere.

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.

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.

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.