Editing John Walker Lindh (section)

==Release==
On May 23, 2019, Lindh was released early for good behavior from the Terre Haute, Indiana, federal prison prior to the end of his twenty-year sentence, although he accepted several [[probation]] requirements due to his continued support of [[Islamist ideology]].<ref name=ap/> These requirements included a ban from internet use and contact with fellow extremists.<ref name="Wood" /> The probation lasted for the remaining three years of his sentence.<ref name=NBC2BReleased>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/american-taliban-john-walker-lindh-be-released-prison-next-month-n995511 |first1=Tom |last1=Winter |first2=Pete |last2=Williams |title='American Taliban' John Walker Lindh to be released from prison next month |access-date=April 23, 2019 |date=April 17, 2019 |publisher=[[NBC News]] |archive-date=April 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422133922/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/american-taliban-john-walker-lindh-be-released-prison-next-month-n995511 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=NPR2BReleased></ref> President [[Donald Trump]] and Secretary of State [[Mike Pompeo]] were among many who criticized the release but Trump said: "From a legal standpoint, there's nothing we're allowed to do."<ref name="bbc20190523">{{Cite news |date=2019-05-23 |title=John Walker Lindh: Anger as 'American Taliban' freed |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48386000 |access-date=2024-02-24 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In 2021, Lindh was observed by the FBI in several meetings with Ali Shukri Amin, who had recently been released from prison after being convicted in 2015 for [[Criminal conspiracy|conspiracy]] to [[provide material support for terrorism]] for his support for [[ISIL]].<ref name="ap-2023-01">{{Cite news| last = Barakat| first = Matthew| title = FBI: 'American Taliban' Lindh meets with released extremist| work = AP News| access-date = 2025-03-08| date = 2023-01-26| url = https://apnews.com/article/islamic-state-group-crime-organized-united-kingdom-government-legal-proceedings-726e5ae5da9915bbd8b1d8ea56bfc13e}}</ref><ref name="doj-2015">{{Cite web| last = United States Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs| title = Virginia Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years for Providing Material Support to ISIL| work = United States Department of Justice, Archives| access-date = 2025-03-08| date = 2015-08-28| url = https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/virginia-man-sentenced-more-11-years-providing-material-support-isil}}</ref> This could have constituted a violation of the terms of Lindh's [[parole]], which prohibited communication with other extremists, however, federal prosecutors chose not to pursue it. However, Amin was cited for violation of the terms of his release and sent back to prison.<ref name="ap-2023-04">{{Cite news| last = Barakat| first = Matthew| title = Terror convict back in prison after meetings with Lindh| work = AP News| access-date = 2025-03-08| date = 2023-04-04| url = https://apnews.com/article/teen-lindh-amin-virginia-terrorism-65e92d4414d5583118b82f8f76ca573b}}</ref>