Should the government use GTMO for refugees in the future?
Your Answers
34% Yes
66% No

no Refugees were treated like prisoners. They should have been given political asylum and flown to the US.

raymond love, orlando, FL

no This should be a question for CUBA's government.

Submitted by SMS

yes Yes So long as it maintains facilities and respects people's human rights. Its function should be to aid and provide assistance to any human being in need. Especially in the cases of disaster relief.

Kevin Maloney, Fargo, ND.

yes If they improve the facilities and make it a safe haven

Submitted by SMS

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This Week in Guantánamo: 2015 and 2007

February 19, 2015: Former GTMO detainee David Hicks wins a legal challenge against a conviction of providing material support for terrorism. His ‘guilty’ finding is dismissed. Hicks describes ongoing medical problems as a result of his time at GTMO.

March 30, 2007: David Hicks becomes the first GTMO War on Terror detainee to be convicted. He is sentenced to 9 months in jail, to be served in his home country of Australia.