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| http://upton.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397897 | Upton blasts White House proposal to bring Guantanamo terrorists to the United States | 2014-10-10 | 2014 | 2014-10 | Republican | House | MI | Fred Upton | U000031 | upton.house.gov | legacy | U.S. Representative Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, issued the following statement in strong opposition to a White House proposal that would bring violent terrorists held at the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States. Both the House and Senate have repeatedly enacted bipartisan measures, signed by the President, barring any funds from being used to transfer these detainees into the United States.“The recent beheadings of two Americans are a horrific reminder that the threat of radical Islam is real and must be eliminated. The terrorists held at Guantanamo are not ordinary criminals – they are hardened extremists in the midst of an endless war against the United States, our citizens, and values. The American people strongly oppose bringing these dangerous jihadists to U.S. soil and the Congress has repeatedly acted to ensure the current ban on such detainee transfers remains law. The administration’s most recent proposal follows its unlawful release of five senior Taliban leaders this summer. It is a reckless disregard of reality and U.S. law.” Last month, Upton and his House colleagues passed a bipartisan resolution (H.Res.644) condemning the administration for its failure to properly notify Congress before releasing five senior Taliban members from Guantanamo in exchange for the release of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. The non-partisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) – the federal government’s independent internal watchdog agency – found the action to be in violation of U.S. law, which requires Congress to be notified at least 30 days in advance of such a transfer. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |