US plans to release American captured in Syria in September
US government
"The government has effectively admitted that it has no reason to continue detaining our client and that he does not pose a threat," said Jonathan Hafetz
The USgovernment said on Wednesday it wouldreleaseinSyriaan Americancitizen detained on suspicion of being an Islamic State member, a move theAmericanCivil Liberties Union compared to dumping him on the road in a war zone.
The man, who holds dual US-Saudi citizenship and whose name has not beenreleased, was capturedinSeptemberinSyriaby the US-backedSyrian Democratic Forces, an alliance of militias fighting against Islamic State, before being handed over to the United States.
He was then held in Iraq without legal representation until theAmericanCivil Liberties Union intervened on his behalf in USfederal court last October.
"The government haseffectivelyadmitted that it has noreasonto continue detaining our client and that he does not pose a threat," said ACLU attorney Jonathan Hafetz in a statement.
"But, instead of offering a saferelease, they want todump anAmericancitizenonto the side of the road in a war-torn country without any assurances of protectionand no identification."
The United States previously said it had evidence that he had signed up as an Islamic State foreign fighter in 2014 and enteredSyriain January 2015, according to court papers. The detainee, who has a degree in electrical engineering, is married with one child, according to court papers.
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The administration had previously sought to transfer the man to an unidentified country, possibly Saudi Arabia.
In its notice filed to a Washington DCcourt on Wednesday, the Justice Department said it offered the man a choice of beingreleased "either in a town or outside an Internally Displaced Person camp," but he would not agree toreleaseoptions.
The Justice Department said it wouldreleasehim in the unspecified town "no sooner than 72 hours hence."