WASHINGTON- In light of breaking news that terrorist detainees at the Guantanamo Bay facility may soon be relocated to the Naval Consolidated Brig in Hanahan, South Carolina where they likely could face trial, Congressman Henry E. Brown, Jr. (R-SC), an original cosponsor of the Keep Terrorists Out of America Act, made the following statement:
“This is extremely unsettling news as nine months after issuing his executive order to close GITMO, the President has yet to lay out a clear plan for these dangerous individuals, and now the wheels seem to be in motion to move them to American soil.
Actions like these should not be taking place without a careful, detailed and smart plan of how to deal with some of the most violent terrorists ever held at Guantanamo.
I vow to closely monitor this breaking news as more information becomes available, but I remain very passionate about making sure that the Administration's desire to bring these enemy combatants to the Naval Brig does not come to fruition.
We have an obligation to protect Americans from these terrorists and that is the bottom line.”
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