No transfer of named Guantanamo detainees into the United States
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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No transfer of named Guantanamo detainees into the United States
The document says “may not”Who acts: Secretary of Homeland SecurityHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee”
Section 536. Money in this or any other Act may not be used to transfer or release into or within the United States, its territories or possessions, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed Forces and who is or was held at Guantanamo Bay by the Department of Defense on or after June 24, 2009.
What the document actually says
“None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee”
That sentence, in plain words
No money may be used to bring named detainees into the country. Nor may it help move them here.
What this is about
The bar covers those held at Guantanamo Bay since June 2009. It does not cover citizens or service members.
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Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., Public Law 119-86, sec. 5, 140 Stat. 774 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ86/html/PLAW-119publ86.htm
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“No transfer of named Guantanamo detainees into the United States,” Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/homeland-security-further-additional-continuing/proposal/sec05-sec536-guantanamo-transfer-bar/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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