I want to know the answer to the following question:
What were the Uyghurs claiming to be?
All the background I'm provided with is that "They were cleared as safe for release from Guantánamo in 2005 or 2006, but US domestic law prohibited deporting them back to China, their country of citizenship, because the US government determined that China was likely to violate their human rights.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: no