At the Fatima Gate crossing, where men, women and children waited behind a barbed wire fence for five hours in the sun to be cleared for entry by two Israeli security officials, the refugees called out the names of their villages - Khiam, El Qlaia, Kheube.
A navy inquiry is centering on how the seaman was cleared for high-security duty on the missile-carrying submarine despite postings on the Internet that revealed that he had legally changed his name to Reggie Moondogg before joining the navy and had written aggressive rap songs.
According to figures which go up to January 2015, of 115 freed under Obama, only six were confirmed to have engaged in some subsequent violent act.. Thirty-four detainees have been cleared for transfer pending security arrangements, while the White House has argued that maximum security prisons on US soil are capable of holding the remainder.
Of the 166 remaining detainees, 86 have long since been cleared for transfer if security conditions can be met; 56 of them are Yemenis.
Of the 166 detainees remaining at the prison, 86 have long been cleared for transfer if security conditions can be met; 56 of them are Yemeni.
Six years later, the facility is still open, although the population has dwindled to 116, 52 of whom have been cleared for transfer if security conditions can be satisfied.
There are 166 prisoners currently at the base and 86 of them have been cleared for release, though US security concerns have meant there has been little recent movement to send any prisoners to their home countries or other states willing to take them.
If the board determines that he no longer threatens national security, he is "cleared" for repatriation to his home country or transferred to the custody of a foreign government.
Everyone who had been cleared at the security checkpoint for a departing flight was told to go back and be screened again.
Traffic along main roads had been cleared as a security precaution for the pope's visit, and along the route from the airport, soldiers were dispersed every few feet, gazing out at the vast flat land.
In a globalized world, the impact is clear for America's security and economy alike.
