No New Gitmos for Obama

Terrorism

Updated Apr. 25, 2017 1:56PM ET / Published Sep. 24, 2009 1:53AM ET

In a move that will please liberal allies, the Obama administration has decided not to push for new indefinite detention legislation. The move means that the White House will stay within guidelines, established in 2001, to hold terrorism suspects. The announcement has the ACLU applauding. "This is very welcome news and very big news," a leader at the civil liberties organization said.

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