Biden objects to NDAA restriction barring transfer of prisoners from Gitmo to other countries

President Biden took issue with ongoing restrictions on his ability to move detainees from Guantánamo Bay in the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, arguing the restrictions could threaten national security.

“Unfortunately, section 1032 of the Act continues to bar the use of funds to transfer Guantánamo Bay detainees to the custody or effective control of certain foreign countries,” Biden said in a statement during the signing of the NDAA Monday.

Congress has long restricted the…