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Court says Guantanamo prisoners cannot be released in U.S.

 

Published 2/18/2009 by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart at CNN Political Ticker

WASHINGTON (CNN) — A federal appeals court panel ruled Wednesday that 17 native Chinese Muslims cannot be transferred and released into the United States from American military custody at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The three-judge panel concluded by a 2-1 vote there is no legal or constitutional authority for the prisoners to be immediately freed [...] (link)

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