Uruguay will take in six Guantanamo Bay detainees on humanitarian grounds and resettle them in the country, according to President Jose Mujica.
Newspaper reports in the country say the detainees, who have been held in the US facility for years without trial, are due to arrive on Tuesday.
A total of 172 men remain in the facility, with over half cleared for release but unable to leave, due to instability in their country.
President Mujica was held in prison in terrible conditions for over ten years, during military rule in Uruguay in the 70s and 80s.
The president also called on the US to release a Puerto Rican detainee who has been held for more than 30 years on conspiracy charges, for demanding independence from the US for his country, and three Cubans who are detained on spying charges.