Trump administration struggles to deal with US enemy combatant

By artappraiser on Sat, 05/12/2018 - 11:56pm |

By Katie Bo Williams @ TheHill.com, May 12

The Trump administration is weighing how to proceed with a U.S. citizen it has held as an enemy combatant since September in a unusual case that could threaten the legal underpinnings of the war against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

The man, known only as John Doe, has presented a difficult case for the administration since he was first picked up by Syrian Democratic Forces as an alleged ISIS fighter and turned over to the U.S. eight months ago. Officials believe they lack sufficient useable evidence to try him in court, but for security reasons, are loathe to simply release him [....]

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http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/387359-trump-administration-struggles-to-deal-with-us-enemy-combatant