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==In Kazakhstan==
==In Kazakhstan==
Many live in eastern Kazakhstan's Ili River valley. They are divided into two groups based on the time period of their immigration to Kazakhstan. Beginning in the 1880s the older group, called the Yärkik', or locals, fled to Kazakhstan to escape China's Qing dynasty. The second group moved to the USSR in the 1950s and 1960s and is known as the Khitailiq, or "those from China." A number of Khitailiq entered in 1962, when the USSR opened its borders at the Khorgos Pass to allow minorities from China to cross into Soviet territory. Initially, there were strong cultural differences between the two groups, but over time the differences decreased, although the Khitailiq had more ties to Uighurs in China than did the Yärkik'.
Many live in eastern Kazakhstan's Ili River valley. They are divided into two groups based on the time period of their immigration to Kazakhstan. Beginning in the 1880s the older group, called the Yärkik', or locals, fled to Kazakhstan to escape China's Qing dynasty. The second group moved to the USSR in the 1950s and 1960s and is known as the Khitailiq, or "those from China." A number of Khitailiq entered in 1962, when the USSR opened its borders at the Khorgos Pass to allow minorities from China to cross into Soviet territory. Initially, there were strong cultural differences between the two groups, but over time the differences decreased, although the Khitailiq had more ties to Uighurs in China than did the Yärkik'.
==ETIM==
Thirteen members of the East Turkistan Independence Movement (ETIM) were captured by U.S. forces in [[Afghanistan]] and imprisoned in the U.S. military installation of [[Cuba]], referred to as Gitmo. After the Bush administration had conceded on September 30 that the Uighurs could not be considered enemy combatants,<ref>http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/urbina-transcript-10-7-08.pdf p. 10</ref> a federal judge ordered the release of these prisoners in October 7, 2008.<ref>http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/federal-judge-orders-uighurs-in-us-by-friday/</ref> In his oral ruling, the judge noted the government's admission that the Uighurs "were not waging war on the United States, have never waged war on the United States, were not training to wage war on the United States, and to date, I believe the Government has conceded that these people are not a security risk or a danger to the United States." <ref>http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/urbina-transcript-10-7-08.pdf p. 14</ref>
*“The Obama administration is preparing to free into the United States Chinese Muslims being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the first release of any of the detainees into this country, according to current and former U.S. officials.” – Chicago Tribune
*“Officials have not said where in the United States they (Uighurs) might live. But many Uighur immigrants from China live in Washington's Virginia suburbs, and advocates have urged that the detainees be resettled near people who speak their language and are familiar with their customs.” – Los Angeles Times
After the ruling, the question became where they would be released, as they feared retaliation by the Chinese government, and a US Appeals Court ruling determined that the judiciary had no authority to release the prisoners onto American soil.
Four inmates have been transferred to [[Bermuda]]. The rest will likely be relocated to the island of [[Palau]].<ref>http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1683165</ref>
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