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First Guantanamo Inmate Released Under Trump Administration

A U.S. military service member stands outside a prison cell at Camp 5. (Photo reviewed and cleared by U.S. military.) David Welna/NPR hide caption

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The Two-Way

First Guantanamo Inmate Released Under Trump Administration

May 2, 2018 • The Pentagon says a 43-year-old convicted al-Qaida operative has been returned to his home country after more than 15 years at the installation on Cuba. He'll serve nine more years in Saudi Arabia.

'Out Of Gitmo': Released Guantanamo Detainee Struggles In His New Home

Mansoor al-Dayfi sits in his apartment in Serbia. He was resettled there after serving 14 years in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Screenshot courtesy of Frontline (PBS) hide caption

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Screenshot courtesy of Frontline (PBS)

National Security

'Out Of Gitmo': Released Guantanamo Detainee Struggles In His New Home

February 21, 2017 • Are former detainees still a threat or just desperate to rebuild their lives? In partnership with PBS's Frontline, Arun Rath traveled to Serbia to find out why it's so difficult to relocate the men.

'Out Of Gitmo': Released Guantanamo Detainee Struggles In His New Home

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