Guantánamo Detainee Held Without Charge for Over Two Decades Repatriated to Tunisia

Ridah bin Saleh al-Yazidi, one of the first prisoners at Guantánamo Bay, has been transferred after being cleared for release over a decade ago.

Ridah bin Saleh al-Yazidi, a Tunisian man detained at Guantánamo Bay since 2002, was repatriated to Tunisia after being held without charge for over 20 years.
Al-Yazidi was among the first detainees sent to the prison, and his release comes more than a decade after he was approved for transfer by U.S. authorities.
The Biden administration has recently transferred four detainees, reducing the Guantánamo population to 26, the majority of whom have not been charged and have been cleared for release.
Rights groups continue to pressure President Biden to close the facility, which has faced international criticism for its use of torture and indefinite detention without trial.
Separately, a military court upheld plea deals for three 9/11 defendants, allowing guilty pleas to proceed in exchange for life sentences rather than the death penalty.