WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice issued the following statement today after the Civil Division filed a brief in U.S. District Court in El Paso, Texas, objecting to the magistrate judge’s recommendation that Luis Posada-Carriles be released from immigration custody, and requesting that the court dismiss Posada’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus:
“Luis Posada-Carriles is an admitted mastermind of terrorist plots and attacks. The Department of Justice believes that Posada is a flight risk and that his release would be a danger to the community. The Department of Justice is committed to defending the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to detain him under the Immigration and Nationality Act.”
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