“ Of particular concern to the Department of State in considering the transfer of a detainee to a foreign government, either for release of continued detention, investigation and prosecution, is the question of whether that government will treat the detainee humanely, in a manner consistent with it international obligations, and will not persecute the individual on basis of his race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group, or political opinion. ”

“ The United States has no interest in detaining enemy combatants longer than necessary. The paramount goal is to ensure, to the maximum extent reasonably possible that transferring a detainee out of U.S. government control prior to the cessation of hostilities will not increase the risk of further attacks on the United States or its allies. ”

“ The Department is particularly mindful of the longstanding policy of the United States not to transfer a person to a country if it determines that it is more likely than not that the person will be tortured or, in appropriate cases, that the person has a well-founded fear of persecution and would not be disqualified from persecution protection on criminal or security-related grounds. ”