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One of Guant\u00e1namo Bay\u2019s \u201cforever prisoners\u201d has finally gone home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Biden administration has repatriated Abdul Latif Nasser, 56, back to Morocco, according to a statement from the Department of Defense on Monday. Nasser had been held in the U.S. military prison since 2002, though he was never charged with a crime and never received a trial. As one of the prison\u2019s longest serving detainees, Nasser remained at Guant\u00e1namo despite being recommended for release in 2016. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have waited nearly 20 years so long for this moment and finally our prayers have been answered. To know that my brother has returned to Morocco fills me with happiness I cannot even describe,\u201d Nasser\u2019s brother, Mustafa Nasser, told VICE News. \u201cThe last five years, since he was cleared for transfer but kept in Guant\u00e1namo by President Trump, have been the hardest of all.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the full story at Vice News<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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