Ayotte Calls on President to Suspend Transfers of Gitmo Detainees

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U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) today called on the president to suspend any further transfers of Guantanamo Bay detainees following a report that former Guantanamo detainees are suspected of joining ISIS and other terrorist groups in Syria.

In a letter today to President Obama, Ayotte also requested that the administration provide information regarding former Guantanamo detainees who have joined ISIS and urged officials to take steps to prevent this from occurring.

"At a time when ISIS presents a growing threat to our homeland and our national security interests abroad and when former Guantanamo detainees are reported to be fighting with ISIS, the last thing we should be doing is making it easier to transfer Guantanamo detainees to other countries," Ayotte said in a statement. "Our troops should never have to confront a former Guantanamo detainee on the battlefield, and we should undertake every effort to ensure that does not happen."

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