Scott Roehm, CVT director of global policy & advocacy, spoke on NPR with Sacha Pfeiffer, as 11 more detainees were transferred out of Guantánamo detention facility. The men, all of whom are Yemeni, were transferred to Oman after being held for more than 20 years without ever being charged with a crime. Scott told her this is a good step but noted that the Biden administration could have transferred the men much earlier, and should have. He said that acting this late means there is very little time to transfer others before President Biden leaves office. He said, “Releasing this many men in just a few weeks makes clear what could have been done over the rest of the last four years, had the administration acted then with the same urgency and commitment that it’s acting now.”

The segment also ran on NPR’s Morning Edition and Up First programs.

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Biden Administration Transfers 11 Detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Oman

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National Public Radio