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Administration Signals It Won’t Push Legal Limits of Terrorism Detention

Feb. 5: This post has been corrected.

The five-page letter (PDF) that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder issued this week defending … more…

Gitmo Judge Urged to Recuse Himself After ProPublica Interview

A federal judge who spoke at length with ProPublica about his experience working through about a dozen constitutional challenges moun … more…

Judges Urge Congress to Act on Indefinite Terrorism Detentions

Three judges on the federal trial court hearing challenges brought by Guantanamo prisoners are calling on Congress and the Obama … more…

The Clock Ticks Slowest at Gitmo: Why It’s Taking so Long to Close the Prison

As we have reported throughout the year, the Obama administration has been serially hampered in its efforts to shutter the prison at … more…

Judge Who Ordered Release of Uighurs Rules for Another Gitmo Detainee

The federal trial judge who last year ordered the executive branch to release 17 Uighurs held at Guantanamo Bay into the United State … more…

Say What? White House Errs on Guantanamo Facts

Dec. 17: This post has been corrected.

Yesterday, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs made two claims about the administration’s han … more…

Gitmo Detainees Coming to America; Next Steps Unclear

The Obama administration announced today that it will transfer some Guantanamo detainees to the Thomson Correctional Center in Illin … more…

Gitmo Detainee, Abused in U.S. Custody, Is Returned to Kuwait

In October, we reported on the case of Fouad Al Rabiah, a 50-year-old Kuwaiti and father of four who had been held at Guantanamo for … more…

When News Falls in the Forest

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On June 26, a joint ProPublica-Washington Post story in … more…

ProPublica’s Dafna Linzer Discusses Gitmo Plea Deals

Today, at 3 p.m. EST, reporter Dafna Linzer will appear on To The Point with Warren Olney on KCRW in Los Angeles to discuss her repor … more…

Happy Birthday, Gitmo

Much has occurred today with regards to Guantanamo Bay and many decisions are yet to come.

But there is another milestone worthy … more…

With Few Strong Cases, Government Rushes Toward Plea Deals for Guantanamo Detainees

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As the United States moves to prosecute Khalid Shai … more…

Gitmo Chart Update: Six Detainees Released to Palau

On Saturday, the Obama administration transferred six Chinese Muslim detainees from Guantanamo to the Pacific island nation of Palau. … more…

On Gitmo, Supreme Court Will Hear Uighurs’ Case

The Supreme Court agreed today to hear an appeal by Uighur detainees held at Guantanamo on whether those detainees can be released in … more…

Gitmo Update: 38 Cases, 2 New Releases, and 1 Showdown

More than a year after the Supreme Court ruled that Guantanamo detainees can appeal their detention in U.S. courts, at least 17 priso … more…

Why Many Guantanamo Detainees Ordered Released Are Still Stuck There

This story was co-published with Slate.

Read our summary of the judge's remarkable ruling, which we've also posted in full.

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Judge’s Finding Highlights Risks of Abusive Interrogations at Gitmo

A few weeks ago, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia released a declassified version of a judge’s ruling in the case … more…

Chart: Tracking Gitmo Detainees’ Days in Court

Last summer, the Supreme Court ruled that detainees held at Guantanamo have the right to appeal their detention in front of a fede … more…

ProPublica’s Dafna Linzer on NewsHour

Watch ProPublica senior reporter Dafna Linzer discuss the hurdles the Obama administration faces in its plans to close Guantanamo. L … more…

ProPublica’s Dafna Linzer to Appear on NewsHour Tonight

ProPublica senior reporter Dafna Linzer will appear on PBS' NewsHour With Jim Lehrer tonight to discuss her report on how the Obama a … more…