Sessions has been an outspoken supporter of continuing to use the Guantánamo prison and military commissions, dating back to his years as a senator from Alabama. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyStill, the Trump administration has yet to bring any newly captured detainees to the prison. “Numerous terrorism-related cases have progressed through Article III courts, and I expect that to continue,” Mr. Rosenstein wrote in answer to a question posed by a Democratic senator. But it is not clear whether the Trump administration has made a decision about whether to take custody of him and, if so, what to do with him. In April, American military officials had hoped to capture a top Islamic State terrorist in Syria.

Source: New York Times July 07, 2017 12:56 UTC