The United Kingdom government initially refused to intervene on the behalf of Guantánamo detainees who were legal British residents but were not British citizens. In August 2007, Foreign Secretary David Miliband requested the release of Aamer and four other men, based on their having been granted refugee status, or similar leave, to remain in Britain as residents prior to their capture by US forces.[1][44][61][62] With the repatriation of Binyam Mohammed in February 2009, all British citizens and residents other than Aamer had been released.[63][64][65]