Senate passes bill banning transfer of prisoners from Gitmo to US
Senate Bars Guantanamo Prisoners From Relocating to the U.S. (Inform)
Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba (Joe Skipper/Reuters)
Detainees in orange jumpsuits sit in a holding area under the watchful eyes of military police during in-processing to the temporary detention facility at Camp X-Ray of Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Jan. 11, 2002. (Reuters/Stringer/Files)
The Senate on Tuesday passed and will send to the White House a broad defense policy bill that would block the president from bringing terrorism suspects held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States.
Unknown is whether President Barack Obama, who made closing the detention center a key campaign promise, will veto the bill or sign it despite the Gitmo restrictions.
The overwhelming and bipartisan vote was 91 to 3, which means it has more than enough supporters to override a presidential veto.
