Release
On August 7, 2007 the United Kingdom government requested the release of Omar Deghayes and four other detainees who had been legal British residents. The UK government warned that the negotiations might take months.
On 18 December 2007, Deghayes was freed from Guantanamo Bay and subsequently flown to the UK.
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