Guantanamo Bay prison has outlasted the War in Afghanistan and it’s not going anywhere

by | Dec 14, 2021

Nearly 800 people have been held at the prison since it opened in 2002.

By Jeff Schogol | Published Dec 10, 2021 8:29 AM

GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA – JUNE 27: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been reviewed by the U.S. Military prior to transmission.) A Public Affairs Officer escorts media through the currently closed Camp X-Ray which was the first detention facility to hold ‘enemy combatants’ at the U.S. Naval Station on June 27, 2013 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.The U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, houses the American detention center for ‘enemy combatants’. President Barack Obama has recently spoken again about closing the prison which has been used to hold prisoners from the invasion of Afghanistan and the war on terror since early 2002. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images).

President Joe Biden’s administration has pledged to finally shut down the detention center for terrorism suspects at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, but given continued opposition from Congress it is likely that the prison will remain open for the foreseeable future.

White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki has said that Biden intends to close the detention center before he leaves office.

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