On March 5, 2015, a U.S. federal parole board consisting of representatives from the departments of Defense, State, Justice, and Homeland Security, and the National Intelligence directorate, cleared Saeed Sarem Jarabh, a Yemeni national formerly believed to have been Osama bin Laden’s bodyguard, for release from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba where he has been held since 2002. In its final determination, the Periodic Review Board recommended his transfer to a third country after considering that Jarabh “was a low level fighter [who] lacked a leadership position in al-Qa'ida or the Taliban,”  he lacked indications of  “harbor[ing] anti-American sentiments, extremist beliefs, or intentions to reengage,” and he was willing “to sever ties with family members who harbor extremist beliefs.” According to one report, Jarabh had originally been classified “as an indefinite detainee, a ‘forever prisoner’— meaning he couldn’t be tried for any alleged crime but was considered too dangerous for release.” The report further notes that “reclassifying Jarabh as eligible for release, means that of the 122 captives at Guantánamo, 56 are now approved for transfer, 10 are in war crimes proceedings and another 56 are either candidates for war crimes trials or forever prisoners.”