▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice , ▁all ▁" special ▁administrative ▁measures " ▁in ▁place ▁against ▁Lind h ▁exp ired ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁grad ual ▁eas ing ▁of ▁restrictions ▁on ▁him . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Lind h ▁and ▁the ▁Sy rian - American ▁prisoner ▁E na am ▁Ar na out ▁su ed ▁to ▁lift ▁restrictions ▁on ▁group ▁prayer ▁by ▁Muslim ▁in m ates ▁in ▁the ▁Communic ation ▁Management ▁Unit . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁a ▁federal ▁judge ▁ruled ▁in ▁their ▁favor , ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁had ▁shown ▁no ▁comp elling ▁interest ▁in ▁restrict ing ▁the ▁religious ▁speech ▁of ▁the ▁in m ates ▁by ▁prohib iting ▁them ▁from ▁pray ing ▁together . ▁ ▁Foreign ▁Policy ▁magazine ▁reported ▁an ▁internal ▁report ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁C ounter ter ror ism ▁Center ▁assert ed ▁Lind h ▁told ▁a ▁visit ing ▁television ▁news ▁producer ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁ren ounced ▁extrem ist ▁violence . ▁ ▁Lind h ▁secured ▁Irish ▁citizens hip ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁through ▁his ▁pat ernal ▁grand m other , ▁Kath le en ▁Mag u ire , ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Don eg al . ▁ ▁Release ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Lind h ▁was ▁released ▁from ▁the ▁Ter re ▁Ha ute , ▁Indiana ▁federal ▁prison ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁ 2 0 -