U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) is requesting additional information on three former Guantanamo Bay detainees who were released pursuant to court orders and may have returned to the battlefield.
One former detainee is confirmed to have reengaged in terrorist or insurgent activities, while the other two are suspected of reengagement in similar activities, according to a recent report by the Director of National Intelligence.
"We cannot continue to supply the enemy with reinforcements. As we watch the confirmed reengagement numbers rise, Congress must scrutinize exactly who we are releasing from Guantanamo back to the battlefield, whether subject to a court order or otherwise. At the very least, we need to understand the legal justification behind these court orders, and what harm they may have caused," Graham said.