At a Glance
Date Filed:
Current Status
On November 30, 2016, CCR filed a habeas petition on behalf of Mr. Duran, and the case is pending. Mr. Duran was approved for transfer in 2021, but remains in detention without need or foreseeable end. Because the district court has ffailed for nearly a decade to adjudicate his case, Mr. Duran petitioned the D.C. Circuit for a writ of mandamus on May 6, 2026, requesting immediate release or a prompt resolution of his habeas case.
Our Team:
- Shayana Kadidal
- J. Wells Dixon
- Ayla Kadah
Client(s)
Case Description
Duran v. Trump is a habeas corpus case on behalf of Guled Hassan Duran, a native of Somalia. Guled was captured in Djibouti and rendered to the CIA in March 2004.He was brought to Guantánamo in September 2006, where he has since been held indefinitely and without charge.
In November 2016, CCR filed a habeas petition on behalf of Guled with a federal court in Washington, D.C. One of the main arguments of the lawsuit is that Guled’s detention is not sanctioned under the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) as informed by the laws of war because he was captured outside of the geographical scope of the government’s detention authority, and that, whatever the government’s initial justification for detaining Guled may have been in 2006, that justification has since unraveled.
In November 2021, Guled was cleared for release by the unanimous consent of all relevant agencies through the Periodic Review Board process. He was the first of the so-called "high value detainees" to be cleared for release from Guantanamo by the PRB.
Guled filed a motion for a status conference on November 7, 2022, seeking action on discovery motions that have been pending for nearly two years, and progress towards a speedy resolution of the habeas case.