61 former Gitmo detainees still involved in terror acts , according to CNN . Pentagon officials said Salih al-Ajmi blew himself up in a suicide attack in Iraq in April 2008 . Since then , nearly 520 detainees have been released from detention facility . President - elect Barack Obama vowed to close down Guantanamo upon taking office .
61 former Gitmo detainees still involved in terror acts , according to CNN . Since then , nearly 520 detainees have been released from detention facility . President - elect Barack Obama vowed to close down Guantanamo upon taking office .