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Court Blocks Release of Chinese Guantanamo Prisoners

HeadlineOct 09, 2008

A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a judge’s decision to immediately free seventeen Chinese Muslim prisoners at Guantanamo Bay into the United States. The judge’s initial ruling had marked the first time an American court has ordered the release of a Guantanamo prisoner. US District Judge Ricardo Urbina said the administration has failed to provide proof the prisoners were so-called enemy combatants or security risks.

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