Fallin Bill Bars Detainee Transfers

Congresswoman Mary Fallin has introduced a bill designed to bar the transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees to Oklahoma, and the rest of the congressional delegation agrees.

Fort Sill once was listed as a potential site for the holding of the detainees, but there's a question today if it remains on the list.

Meanwhile, Senator Jim Inhofe revealed plans to lead a fact-finding trip to the facility in Cuba next week.

Fallin filed the bill after President Obama’s order to shut down the detention center within a year.

A list put together two years ago of potential transfer sites for those now being held at Guantanamo included Fort Sill. Critics of Obama’s decision fear that 2007 list could be revived.

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