Obaydullah v. Obama

CLASSIFIED MEMORANDUM OPINION

RICHARD J. LEON, District Judge.

For the reasons set forth on the record at the public hearing held on October 19, 2010, and for the following reasons, the Court DENIES Obaydullah’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

ANALYSIS

Petitioner Obaydullah, an approximately 27-year old Afghan citizen, grew up in the small village of Milani in the Khost province near the Pakistan border. On July 21, 2002. U.S. forces, acting on tips from various intelligence sources, conducted a nighttime raid at the petitioner’s home. During that raid, U.S. forces secured from his person a…