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    Biden Administration Aims to Close Guantanamo Bay Prison

    Since 2002, the prison has housed members of Al-Qaida and the Taliban. At its peak, Guantanamo Bay had almost 680 people detained at the installation.
    by Dustin Jones Feb 12, 2021 1 minute
    The detention center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 2017. President Biden hopes to close the prison before the end of his term.

    The White House announced Friday that President Biden hopes to shut down the prison at the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, a tall task that the Obama administration failed to

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