Legal Opinion
HENTIF v. Obama
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 1, 2011No. Civil Action 06-1766 (HHK)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HENRY H. KENNEDY, JR., District Judge.
Fadhel Hussein Saleh Hentif (ISN 259), a Yemeni citizen, was seized by Pakistani authorities in late 2001 and has been held by the United States at the naval base detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba since early 2002. Hentif has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus contending that he is unlawfully detained. Respondents in this case, President Barack H. Obama and other high-level officials in the United States Government, argue that Hentif is lawfully held and therefore should remain in U.S. custody. The parties filed…
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