Uzair Paracha (born January 7, 1980)[1] is a Pakistani citizen previously convicted of providing material support to al-Qaeda by a court in New York City in 2005.
[2] He received a 30-year prison sentence[3] which was voided 18 years later, with his judge stating that letting his conviction stand was a "manifest injustice".
[4] In March 2020 the American government gave up on taking Uzair to trial again and he was released and repatriated after being imprisoned for 17 years.
[4] He is the son of Saifullah Paracha, a Pakistan citizen who was held by the United States in Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba.
[8] Over 15 years after his arrest, Uzair's conviction was deemed void on July 3, 2018 by Judge Sidney H. Stein based on newly discovered statements made by Ammar al-Baluchi, Majid Khan, and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, bringing his involvement and intentions into question.