The issue focused on how the U.S. government has treated people in Guantanamo, including those detained by the prison, in response to protests.

On April 29, Obama signed a bill into law that bars the transfer or release, or transfer of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba or any U.S. territory, of detainees in federal custody in the U.S.

The move comes after the Obama administration was criticized over its handling of the situation, which included the detention of at least five men