Congressman McCaul to Deny Terror Detainees U.S. Access

AUSTIN - In light of President Obama's intent to close the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Congressman Michael McCaul has co-sponsored H.R. 630, the Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act, to prevent the relocation of any of its detainees to the United States.

"Our objective in the War on Terror has always been to keep terrorists off of U.S. soil and away from our cities and Americans they intend to harm," said Rep. McCaul. "I will not allow suspected terrorists to be brought into our country and given rights that could lead to their release."

A former Guantanamo Bay detainee, Said Ali al-Shihri, who was recently released is now the deputy leader of Al-Qaida's Yemini branch. Rep. McCaul says it is an example of why Guantanamo Bay's detention camp should not have been closed without a better, more specific plan being laid out on how we deal with the current detainees there.

The Pentagon has said at least 61 detainees who were released returned to terrorism.

Congressman McCaul serves on the House Homeland Security Committee and was Chief of Counter-Terrorism at the U.S. Attorney's office before he entered Congress.