11 Years and Counting: Profiles of Men Detained at Guantánamo
11 Years and Counting: Profiles of Men Detained at Guantánamo
11 Years and Counting: Profiles of Men Detained at Guantánamo
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junction in the U.S. courts to prevent his forcible rep<strong>at</strong>ri<strong>at</strong>ion, which survived until the D.C. Circuit Court<br />
ruled in September 2009 th<strong>at</strong> judges could not prevent the Obama Administr<strong>at</strong>ion from forcibly rep<strong>at</strong>ri<strong>at</strong>ing<br />
prisoners to countries where they might face persecution.<br />
Sadly for Ahmed, the British government has refused to accept him, <strong>and</strong> no other government has <strong>of</strong>fered<br />
to help, even though his plight, <strong>and</strong> his gentle n<strong>at</strong>ure, has led to other <strong>of</strong>fers <strong>of</strong> help. He has been given a<br />
room in a fl<strong>at</strong> by a Bournemouth resident, <strong>and</strong> the town <strong>of</strong> Amherst, Massachusetts <strong>of</strong>fered him refuge in<br />
defiance <strong>of</strong> Congress in October 2009.
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