Transfer of Guantanamo inmates

Roughly 780 prisoners have been held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, since the facility opened in January 2002.Of those, 710 have been transferred to more than 50 countries

Detainees

Released or transferred

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800

2002 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Jan 2002: 156 detainees

Jun 2003: 684 detainees

Jun 2006: Supreme Court rejects plan to try detainees before military commission

Jan 2009: President Barack Obama takes office – orders facility closed within year

2006-2012: 9 detainees die in custody

Aug 2016: 12 Yemenis and three Afghans transferred to UAE –single largest transfer
of prisoners during Obama administration. 61 detainees remain

STATUS OF REMAINING DETAINEES

Cleared for transfer: 19 (Yemeni)

In Guantanamo Bay military commissions: 7

Convicted by military commission and serving or awaiting sentence: 3

Designated for indefinite detention: 32

Sources: New York Times, Human Rights First, wire agencies