ðeɪ wɜːɹ ˈɔːθɚɹˌaɪzd tə kənsˈɪdɚ wˈɛðɚɹ ɐ dɪtˈeɪniː ʃˌʊd kəntˈɪnjuː təbi dɪtˈeɪnd baɪ ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, bɪkˈʌz ðeɪ kəntˈɪnjuːd tə pˈoʊz ɐ θɹˈɛt—ɔːɹ wˈɛðɚ ðeɪ kʊd sˈeɪfli biː ɹᵻpˈeɪtɹɪˌeɪɾᵻd tə ðə kˈʌstədi ʌv ðɛɹ hˈoʊm kˈʌntɹi, ɔːɹ wˈɛðɚ ðeɪ kʊd biː sˈɛt fɹˈiː.
They were authorized to consider whether a detainee should continue to be detained by the United States, because they continued to pose a threat—or whether they could safely be repatriated to the custody of their home country, or whether they could be set free.