Just in: The Periodic Review Board has cleared Yemeni "forever prisoner" Said Salih Nashir for transfer from Guantanamo with "robust security assurances, to including monitoring, travel restrictions and integration support." His hearing was a year ago. prs.mil/Portals/60/Doc… 
Mr. Nashir is the only detainee cleared PRB during the Trump presidency. Two other Yemeni detainees who had waited two and three years for a final decision were not cleared. One of them, Moath al-Alwi is known for his jailhouse art, such as this boat made from found objects.
To clarify, the Gitmo prisoner now approved for transfer is held as Mr. Nashir. His Montana lawyer since 2005 calls him Hani Saleh Rashid Abdullah. He was captured in Pakistan in 2002, got to Gitmo 6 weeks later.
This is what his lawyer told the board.
prs.mil/Portals/60/Doc…
This is what his lawyer told the board.
prs.mil/Portals/60/Doc…
The status of Guantanamo's 40 prisoners as of today:
--9 are charged or have been convicted at a military commission;
--6 are cleared for release with security guarantees from the receiving nation;
--25 are indefinite detainees eligible for parole style hearings at the PRB.
--9 are charged or have been convicted at a military commission;
--6 are cleared for release with security guarantees from the receiving nation;
--25 are indefinite detainees eligible for parole style hearings at the PRB.
Since you asked... this only prisoner cleared by the parole board during the Trump Era cannot be repatriated because U.S. law forbids transfers of detainees from Guantanamo to five countries: Libya, Somalia, Syria, the United States and Yemen.
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