The New York Times reports that, after he was finally free, he denounced the Islamic State and other radical fundamentalist Muslim militants.

According to the article his transcript contained the following comment: Shokuri was named inconsistently in official Department of Defense documents.

On July 15, 2008, Jan K. Kitchel filed a "PETITIONER'S REQUEST FOR 30-DAY NOTICE OF REMOVAL OR TRANSFER" on Shokuri's behalf in Civil Action No.

[7] The petition would prevent the Department of Defense from transferring him out of US jurisdiction without giving his attorney's thirty days notice.

The Department of Defense had transferred some captives to countries where they were subsequently subjected to abusive treatment—even though they had active habeas corpus petitions.