Ali Yahya Mahdi Al Raimi is a Yemen

Yemen

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i who was captured and transferred to the United States

United States

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 Guantanamo Bay Naval Base

Guantanamo Bay Naval Base

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, in Cuba

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The Department of Defense

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 estimates that he was born in 1984 in Sana'a, Yemen.

As of May 18, 2010, Ali Yahya Mahdi al Raimi has been held at Guantanamo for eight years.

Habeas corpus

A writ of habeas corpus was submitted on Ali Yahya Mahdi Al Raimi's behalf.

Cleared for release years ago but still in Guantanamo

Al Raimi was cleared for release in 2004 but still has not been released.

External links

• Who Are the Remaining Prisoners in Guantánamo? Part Three: Captured Crossing from Afghanistan into Pakistan Andy Worthington, September 22, 2010