But 1,750 "Marielitos" remain under the custody of the Immigration and Naturalization Service for crimes committed in the United States; 1,425 have been sent back to Cuba.
Under the defense agreement, signed in 1966 and revised in 1991, American soldiers stationed in South Korea and involved in crimes remain under the custody of the United States military until all appeals are exhausted.
Universities remain under-funded.
IRAQI JUSTICE -- Saddam Hussein and 11 top aides were transferred to Iraqi legal custody, but remained under American guard.
Also present were two former Taliban officials who have remained under government protection in Kabul since their release from United States custody: Mullah Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil, a former Taliban foreign minister, and Mullah Abdul Salaam Zaeef, who served as the Taliban's ambassador to Pakistan.
Mr. Holder announced in July that no charges would be filed in connection with interrogations at the black sites but that the deaths of two prisoners in American custody, one in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, remained under investigation.
Children can remain under the legal custody of the mother until they reach 15 (previously it was age 10 for boys and 12 for girls), and women can now pass on Egyptian nationality to children born of non-Egyptian fathers.
Israel's defence minister, Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, immediately announced that should Mr Saadat be released, Israel would not be bound by agreements regarding Mr Arafat's freedom, and would take the "necessary steps", including ringing Jericho with tanks.Under pressure, Mr Arafat announced that Mr Saadat would remain under the PA's "protective custody" because of Israeli "threats".
By Saturday evening, Mr. Safdar said, the men had been released from jail except for Mr. Abbasi, who remained in custody to face charges under a separate case.
"He remained in custody pursuing his rights under the law," Mr. Gill said, "and the I.N.S. detained him in accordance with its policy".
