Hunter seeks to bar Guantanamo detainees from San Diego County bases

9:47 AM, January 22, 2009

Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Alpine) introduced legislation today to prevent detainees at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba from being transferred to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar or Camp Pendleton in San Diego County.

“Transferring detainees to these bases would cause an enormous distraction and interfere with [troops'] training and mission requirement,â€