After the detainees landed, a White House spokesman confirmed that there would likely be more ‎Guantanamo detainees released before the January 20 inauguration of President-elect Donald ‎Trump, but no specific details were offered. The Obama administration currently hopes to release ‎‎19 of the remaining 59 detainees being held in the prison despite strong Republican objections. ‎Trump recently called for a halt to the releases, stating that the remaining detainees are too ‎dangerous to be "allowed back onto the battlefield." Trump currently intends to keep ‎Guantanamo Bay open and filled with new detainees during his term.‎

Last month a detainee was transferred from Guantanamo Bay to the government of Cape Verde, a ‎small country off the Western coast of Africa. In September the Obama administration shut down ‎Camp 5 of Guantanamo Bay, which was a 100-cell maximum security prison. In August Vice ‎President Joe Biden stated at a press conference in Sweden that he hoped and expected  that the ‎Guantanamo prison would be closed before President Barack Obama leaves office. Also in August ‎the DOD announced the transfer of 15 Guantanamo detainees to the United Arab Emirates. Earlier ‎in August a US Senator released a Pentagon Report detailing the profiles of those currently ‎detained in and recently released from the Guantanamo Bay detention center. Senator Kelly ‎Ayotte (R-NH) concluded that closing the facility would not be in the US' best interests and would ‎pose a safety risk.‎

Source: JURST webpage ‎