Will Biden Shut Down Guantanamo Bay?

NPR

Published December 26, 2020 at 8:03 AM EST

How might the incoming Biden administration deal with the American detention facility at Guantanamo Bay? NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Michel Paradis, a lawyer for several detainees.

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