NACDL - Coalition Letter to House on Blanket Bans on Transferring Guantánamo Detainees to U.S. (July 2010)

Coalition Letter to House on Blanket Bans on Transferring Guantánamo Detainees to U.S. (July 2010)

Oppose Any Blanket Ban on Transfers of Guantánamo Detainees to the US, Even for Prosecution … Such highly‐restrictive measures would needlessly tie the President’s hands in resolving the problem of Guantánamo and trying terrorism suspects in a manner that comports with human rights principles and the rule of law. A blanket ban on transfers would restrict the Obama administration’s ability to employ what has been one of the most valuable and effective counterterrorism tools available – criminal prosecutions in regular federal courts.