Obama Gives Up On Resettling Detainees in US

The administration has largely abandoned plans to allow Guantanano detainees cleared for release to settle in the US, the Washington Post reports. Plans to allow Uighur detainees who said their only enemy was the Chinese government to live in the US met firm opposition from Congress. Four Uighurs were sent to Bermuda yesterday, and Palau has agreed to take the 13 who remain.

It is possible that "a few" of the dozens of non-Uighur detainees cleared for release may be considered for release in the the US, said an administration insider. But any attempt to do so would likely meet even stronger opposition from Congress. Analysts warn, however, that European countries being eyed for resettlement will close their doors if it becomes apparent that the US is unwilling to take any detainees.