Guantanamo Habeas Scorecard Last Updated: 05/30/2012 This scorecard provides an overview of habeas case outcomes for men who have been illegally detained at the detention facility in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. In chronological order, the scorecard includes the petitioner’s name, ISN (internment serial number), country of citizenship, district court habeas case decision (including the judge and date), and the appeal and detention status of each case.
Numerical Summary Total Habeas Cases Decided: 63 Habeas Cases Granted in D.D.C.: 38 Habeas Cases Denied in D.D.C.: 25 Habeas Grants after Appeals Decisions: 32 The DC Circuit reversed 3 grants and vacated and remanded 3 grants Habeas Denials after Appeals (and Remand) Decisions: 27 The DC Circuit reversed and denied 3 habeas cases on appeal and vacated and remanded 2 denials. The district court affirmed 1 denial on remand. Habeas Granted and Released: 26 Habeas Granted and Still Detained: 4 3 Uighurs, 1 Russian Current Guantanamo Population: 169
Name ISN Citizenship D.D.C. Habeas Case Decision Appeal Status Detention Status
Appealed Granted by Judge Urbina on 10/08/2008 08-5424 (D.C. Cir.), Yusef Abbas 275 Uighur in Kiyemba et al. v. Bush (05-cv-01509) 08-1234 (SCOTUS) Detained
Appealed Abdul Ghappar Abdul Granted by Judge Urbina on 10/08/2008 08-5424 (D.C. Cir.), Rahman 281 Uighur in Kiyemba et al. v. Bush (05-cv-01509) 08-1234 (SCOTUS) Resettled to Palau Name ISN Citizenship D.D.C. Habeas Case Decision Appeal Status Detention Status
Appealed Granted by Judge Urbina on 10/08/2008 08-5424 (D.C. Cir.), Resettled to Emam Abdulahat 295 Uighur in Kiyemba et al. v. Bush (05-cv-01509) 08-1234 (SCOTUS) Bermuda
Appealed Hajiakbar Granted by Judge Urbina on 10/08/2008 08-5424 (D.C. Cir.), Abdulghupur 282 Uighur in Kiyemba et al. v. Bush (05-cv-01509) 08-1234 (SCOTUS) Detained
Appealed Abdullah Granted by Judge Urbina on 10/08/2008 08-5424 (D.C. Cir.), Resettled to Abdulqadirakhun 285 Uighur in Kiyemba et a.l v. Bush (05-cv-01509) 08-1234 (SCOTUS) Bermuda
Appealed Granted by Judge Urbina on 10/08/2008 08-5424 (D.C. Cir.), Dawut Abdurehim 289 Uighur in Kiyemba et al. v. Bush (05-cv-01509) 08-1234 (SCOTUS) Resettled to Palau
Appealed Granted by Judge Urbina on 10/08/2008 08-5424 (D.C. Cir.), Hassan Anvar 250 Uighur in Kiyemba et al. v. Bush (05-cv-01509) 08-1234 (SCOTUS) Resettled to Palau
Appealed Granted by Judge Urbina on 10/08/2008 08-5424 (D.C. Cir.), Saidullah Khalik 280 Uighur in Kiyemba et al. v. Bush (05-cv-01509) 08-1234 (SCOTUS) Detained
Appealed Granted by Judge Urbina on 10/08/2008 08-5424 (D.C. Cir.), Resettled to Arkin Mahmud 103 Uighur in Kiyemba et al. v. Bush (05-cv-01509) 08-1234 (SCOTUS) Switzerland
Appealed Granted by Judge Urbina on 10/08/2008 08-5424 (D.C. Cir.), Resettled to Bahtiyar Mahnut 277 Uighur in Kiyemba et al. v. Bush (05-cv-01509) 08-1234 (SCOTUS) Switzerland Name ISN Citizenship D.D.C. Habeas Case Decision Appeal Status Detention Status
Appealed Granted by Judge Urbina on 10/08/2008 08-5424 (D.C. Cir.), Resettled to Abdul Khalil Mamut 278 Uighur in Kiyemba et al. v. Bush (05-cv-01509) 08-1234 (SCOTUS) Bermuda
Appealed Granted by Judge Urbina on 10/08/2008 08-5424 (D.C. Cir.), Ahmed Mohamed 328 Uighur in Kiyemba et al. v. Bush (05-cv-01509) 08-1234 (SCOTUS) Resettled
Appealed Granted by Judge Urbina on 10/08/2008 08-5424 (D.C. Cir.), Edham Mamet 102 Uighur in Kiyemba et al. v. Bush (05-cv-01509) 08-1234 (SCOTUS) Resettled to Palau
Appealed Granted by Judge Urbina on 10/08/2008 08-5424 (D.C. Cir.), Adel Noori 584 Uighur in Kiyemba et al. v. Bush (05-cv-01509) 08-1234 (SCOTUS) Resettled to Palau
Appealed Granted by Judge Urbina on 10/08/2008 08-5424 (D.C. Cir.), Resettled to Hozaifa Parhat 320 Uighur in Kiyemba et al. v. Bush (05-cv-01509) 08-1234 (SCOTUS) Bermuda
Appealed Granted by Judge Urbina on 10/08/2008 08-5424 (D.C. Cir.), Abdul Razak 219 Uighur in Kiyemba et al. v. Bush (05-cv-01509) 08-1234 (SCOTUS) Resettled
Appealed Granted by Judge Urbina on 10/08/2008 08-5424 (D.C. Cir.), Ahmad Tourson 201 Uighur in Kiyemba et al. v. Bush (05-cv-01509) 08-1234 (SCOTUS) Resettled to Palau
Granted by Judge Leon on 11/25/2008 Repatriated to Mustafa Ait Idr 10004 Bosnian-Algerian in Boumediene v. Bush (04-cv-01166) Not appealed Bosnia Name ISN Citizenship D.D.C. Habeas Case Decision Appeal Status Detention Status
Granted by Judge Leon on 11/25/2008 Repatriated to Boudella Al Hajj 10006 Bosnian-Algerian in Boumediene v. Bush (04-cv-01166) Not appealed Bosnia
Granted by Judge Leon on 11/25/2008 Lakhdar Boumediene 10005 Bosnian-Algerian in Boumediene v. Bush (04-cv-01166) Not appealed Resettled to France
Granted by Judge Leon on 11/25/2008 Sabir Mahfouz Lahmar 10002 Bosnian-Algerian in Boumediene v. Bush (04-cv-01166) Not appealed Resettled to France
Granted by Judge Leon on 11/25/2008 Repatriated to Mohammed Nechle 10003 Bosnian-Algerian in Boumediene v. Bush (04-cv-01166) Not appealed Bosnia
Granted by Judge Leon on 01/14/2009 Mohammed el Gharani 269 Chadian in Sliti v. Obama (05-cv-00429) Not appealed Repatriated to Chad
Granted by Judge Huvelle on Appealed dismissed Yasim Muhammed 03/31/2009 in Basardh v Obama (05-cv- on 12/14/10 (09- Basardah 252 Yemeni 00889) 5203) Resettled Alla Ali Bin Ali Granted by Judge Kessler on Ahmed/Ali Bin Ali 05/04/2009 in Ali Ahmed et al. v. Repatriated to Aleh 692 Yemeni Obama (05-cv-01678) Not appealed Yemen
Abd al Rahim Abdul Granted by Judge Leon on 06/22/2009 Rassak Janko 489 Syrian in Al Ginco v. Obama (05-cv-01310) Not appealed Resettled Khalid Abdullah Granted by Judge Kollar-Kotelly on Mishal Thamer Al 07/29/2009 in Al-Odah v. U.S. (02-cv- Repatriated to Mutairi 213 Kuwaiti 00828) Not appealed Kuwait Granted by Judge Huvelle on 07/30/2009 in Al Hamandy v. Obama Repatriated to Mohammed Jawad 900 Afghani (05-cv-02385) Not appealed Afghanistan Granted by Judge Kollar-Kotelly on 09/17/2009 in Al-Odah v. U.S. (02-cv- Repatriated to Fuoad Al Rabiah 551 Kuwaiti 00828) Not appealed Kuwait Name ISN Citizenship D.D.C. Habeas Case Decision Appeal Status Detention Status
Appealed and held in abeyance 6/16/10; Granted by Judge Kessler on PI reversed on Forcibly repatriated Farhi Saeed Bin 11/19/2009 in Mohammed et a.l v. 09/03/10 (10-5034); to Algeria against Moahemmed 311 Algerian Obama (05-cv-01347) SCOTUS (10-746) his will Vacated and Granted by Judge Urbina on 12/15/2009 remanded on Saeed Hatim 255 Yemeni in Hatim et al. v. Obama 2/15/11 (10-5048) Detained
Granted by Judge Robertson on Vacated and Mohamedou Ould 3/22/2010 in Salahi et al. v. Obama (05- remanded on Salahi 760 Mauritanian cv-00569) 11/05/10 (10-5087) Detained Granted by Judge Kennedy on 5/13/2010 in Al-Harbi et al. v. Obama Appealed Ravil Mingazov 702 Russian (05-cv-02479) 10-5217 Detained Granted by Judge Kennedy on Mohamed Mohamed 5/26/2010 in Abdah et al. v. Obama (04- Repatriated to Hassan Odaini 681 Yemeni cv-01254) Not yet appealed Yemen Appealed and Denied by Judge Leon on 12/30/2008 in held in abeyance Hisham Sliti 174 Tunisian Sliti v. Bush (05-cv-00429) 8/24/09 (09-5104) Detained Denial affirmed on 07/22/2011 (09- Denied by Judge Leon on 12/30/2008 in 5125); cert filed on Muaz al Alawi 28 Yemeni Ghazy v. Bush (05-cv-02223) 12/5/11 Detained Name ISN Citizenship D.D.C. Habeas Case Decision Appeal Status Detention Status
Denial affirmed on 01/05/2010 and rehearing denied (09- 5051); SCOTUS: Ghaleb Nasser al Denied by Judge Leon on 01/28/2009 in cert denied on Bihani 128 Yemeni Al Bihani v. Obama (05-cv-01312) 4/4/11 (10-7814) Detained
Appeal dismissed Hedi Hammamy/Abdul Denied by Judge Leon on 04/02/2009 in as moot on 6/8/10 Haddi Bin Hadiddi 717 Tunisian Sliti v Obama (05-cv-00429) (09-5163) Detained
Denial affirmed on 6/2/10 and rehearing denied (09-5351); Denied by Judge Robertson on SCOTUS: cert Waqas Mohammed Ali 08/12/2009 in Awad v. Obama (05-cv- denied on 4/4/11 Awad 88 Yemeni 02379) (10-736) Detained
Denial affirmed on 6/30/10 (09-5331); Denied by Judge Kollar-Kotelly on SCOTUS: cert 08/24/2009 in Al-Odah v U.S. (02-cv- denied on 4/4/11 Fawzi Al Odah 232 Kuwaiti 00828) (10-439) Detained
Denied by Judge Collyer on 09/03/2009 Denial affirmed on Sufyian Barhoumi 694 Algerian in Shafiiq v. Obama (05-cv-01506) 6/11/10 (09-5383) Detained Denial affirmed on 5/27/2011 (10- Denied by Judge Hogan on 01/06/2010 5172); cert filed on Musa'ab al Madhwani 839 Yemeni in Anam et al. v. Obama (04-cv-01194) 10/24/11 Detained Name ISN Citizenship D.D.C. Habeas Case Decision Appeal Status Detention Status Denied by Judge Kessler on 02/24/2010 Appealed Suleiman Awadh Bin in Al-Adahi et al. v. Obama (05-cv- dismissed (10- Agil Al-Nahdi 511 Yemeni 0280) 5127) Detained Denied by Judge Kessler on 02/24/2010 Appealed Fahmi Salem Al- in Al-Adahi et al. v. Obama (05-cv- dismissed (10- Assani 554 Yemeni 0280) 5126) Detained
Denied by Judge Lamberth on 3/24/2010 Vacated and in Al-Wrafie v. Obama (09-cv-02368). remanded on Mukhtar al Warafi 117 Yemeni Denied on remand (8/31/11). 2/22/11 (10-5170) Detained
Yasin Qasem Denied by Judge Kennedy on 4/8/2010 Denial affirmed on Muhammad Ismail 522 Yemeni in Abdah et al v Obama (04-cv-01254) 4/8/11 (10-5282 ) Detained Denied by Judge Robertson on Omar Mohammed 5/28/2010 in Khalifh v. Obama (05-cv- Appeal dismissed Khalifh 695 Libyan 1189) (10-5241) Detained
Appeal granted and Denied by Judge Leon on 11/20/2008 in remanded on Belkacem Bensayah 10001 Bosnian-Algerian Boumediene v. Bush (04-cv-01166); 6/28/10 (08-5537) Detained Reversed and denied by Judges Henderson, Kavanaugh and Randolph on 7/13/10 (10-5241); Granted by Judge Kessler on SCOTUS: cert 08/17/2009 in Al Adahi v. Obama (05- denied on 1/18/11 Mohammed Al-Adahi 33 Yemeni cv-00280) (10-487) Detained Denied by Judge Walton on 7/20/2010 Abd al Rathman Abu in Jabbarov et al v. Obama, et al (05-cv- Appealed Ghayth Sulayman 223 Yemeni 02386) 10-5292 Detained Name ISN Citizenship D.D.C. Habeas Case Decision Appeal Status Detention Status
Denied by Judge Bates on 9/3/2010 in Appealed Shawali Khan 899 Afghani Khan v. Obama et al. (08-cv-01101) 10-5306 Detained Denied by Judge Kollar-Kotelly on 9/15/2010 in Al Odah et al. v. USA et al. Denial affirmed on Fayiz Al Kandari 552 Kuwaiti (02-cv-00828) 12/09/11 (10-5373) Detained
Denied by Judge Walton on 9/24/2010 Denial affirmed on Toffiq Nasser Awad Al- in Jabbarov et al. v. Obama (05-cv- 2/10/2011 (10- Bihani 893 Yemeni 02386) 5352) Detained
Denied by Judge Leon on 10/19/2010 in Obaydullah 762 Afghani Obaydullah v. Obama (08-cv-01173) Not yet appealed Detained Appealed and held in abeyance on Denied by Judge Leon on 1/11/2011 in 5/13/2011 (11- Abdal Razak Ali 685 Algerian Ali v. Obama (10-cv-01020) 5102) Detained
Denied by Judge Urbina on 02/03/2011 Mashour Abdullah in Al-Zarnouqi et al. v. Obama et al. (06- Denial affirmed on Muqbel Alsabri 324 Yemeni cv-01767) 4/27/12 (11-5081). Detained Reversed and denied by Judges Kavanaugh, Garland, and Griffith on Granted by Judge Kennedy on 02/24/10 3/29/2011 (10- Uthman Uthman 27 Yemeni in Abdah et al. v. Obama (04-cv-1254) 5235) Detained Name ISN Citizenship D.D.C. Habeas Case Decision Appeal Status Detention Status
Reversed and denied by Judges Roberts, Kavanaugh Granted by Judge Friedman on and Silberman on Hussein Salem 7/8/2010 in Almerfedi v. Obama (05-cv- 6/10/2011 (10- Mohammad Almerfedi 1015 Yemeni 01645) 5291) Detained Khairulla Said Wali Denied by Judge Urbina on 6/23/2011 Khairkhwa 579 Afghani (08-cv-1805) Not yet appealed Detained Fadhel Hussein Saleh Denied by Judge Kennedy on 8/1/2011 Hentif 259 Yemeni (06-cv-01766) Not yet appealed Detained Denied by Judge Walton on 10/12/2011 Bostan Karim 975 Afghani (05-cv-0883) Not yet appealed Detained Abdul Qader Ahmed Denied by Judge Walton on 10/12/2011 Hussein 690 Yemeni (05-cv-2104) Not yet appealed Detained
Granted by Judge Kennedy on Vacated and Adnan Farhan Abdul 7/21/2010 in Abdah et al. v. Obama (04- remanded on Latif 156 Yemeni cv-01254) 10/14/11 (10-5319) Detained