Public pressure sometimes works. An update on [1] this story.

"Obama Administration Opposes Release of Chinese Muslim Detainees in U.S.," from [2] AP, May 30 (thanks to all who sent this in):

The Obama administration, picking up the argument of its predecessor, is opposing the release of Chinese Muslim detainees at Guantanamo Bay into the United States.

In papers filed with the Supreme Court late Friday, the administration says a group of Uighurs are being lawfully held at the U.S. Navy base in Cuba even though they are not considered enemy combatants.

The administration says a federal appeals court ruling that blocked the Uighurs' release in the United States should be upheld. The government is trying to find another country to take them....