Mattis offers new criteria for sending inmates to Guantanamo
By Rebecca Kheel - 05/02/18 01:26 PM EDT
The Pentagon announced Wednesday that Defense Secretary James Mattis has sent the White House his guidance on transferring new individuals to the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.
Pentagon spokeswoman Cmdr. Sarah Higgins said Mattis "has provided the White House with an updated policy governing the criteria for transfer of individuals to the detention facility at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay."
“This policy provides our warfighters guidance on nominating detainees for transfer to Guantanamo detention should that person present a continuing, significant threat to the security of the United States," she added in a statement, which did not elaborate on the new policy.
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