The U.S. Biden administration has announced that it has repatriated a Moroccan from the U.S. military's Guantanamo camp in Cuba, which is detaining foreigners suspected of being associated with terrorist organizations.
The Biden administration is aiming to close the camp, and this transfer is seen as part of reducing the number of inmates towards the closure.
The U.S. Department of State announced in a statement on the 19th that it had repatriated a Moroccan man who had been detained since 2002 at the U.S. military's Guantanamo camp in Cuba.
This is the first time that inmates have been transferred from the Guantanamo camp to their home countries under the Biden administration.
Since the terrorist attacks in 2001, the Guantanamo camp has held approximately 780 people suspected of being associated with terrorist organizations, and 39 are still detained.
On the other hand, only about 10 people have been charged so far, and most of the rest have been transferred to their home countries or third countries without being charged.
The Obama administration sought to close the Guantanamo camp because of torture-like interrogations, but it didn't happen, and former President Trump turned around and opposed the closure.
This repatriation seems to be part of the Biden administration, which has set a new policy of closure, to reduce the number of inmates, but not only the opposition and Republicans but also some Democrats have deep-rooted opposition to the closure. The road we are heading for is not believed to be flat.