•What complications might arise over prisoners’ relocation?

Currently there are around 245 prisoners in Gitmo. Out of this there are some who have been proved innocent such as the 17 Uighur Muslim detainees. The Uighur detainee case is one of the main cases cited by human rights activists. The Federal Court had passed the decision that these detainees were to be freed. However, the US was not willing to allow them in to the country, as the issue of other prisoners and their relocation would be brought up. The case gets more convoluted as the Uighurs are from China. The Chinese government has had a history of human rights abuse against the Uighurs and therefore sending them back causes controversy. Another case is that of Yemeni detainees who have shown up on jehadi promotional videos after being released.

•What happens to the prisoners that have pleaded guilty?

Soon after Obama issued a moratorium on trials the alleged mastermind of 9/11 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed pleaded guilty on all charges. Five other members of the al-Qaeda network did the same. Once again, this creates complications about re-settlement. Should the Obama administration believe that these men are a serious threat to the US it would need to continue their detention. However, prisons in the US are not open to having former Gitmo inmates nor would the public allow for the transfer. Further, those who are convicted would need a trial. Where they would be tried raises further questions.

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