Overview

• US notifications to victims confirm Elsheikh has applied under the International Prisoner Transfer Program to move from a Colorado supermax to a UK facility.
• The UK Ministry of Justice says it has not received a formal request and states it retains the right to refuse any transfer.
• Bethany Haines, daughter of murdered aid worker David Haines, publicly opposes the bid and is preparing submissions to US authorities.
• Elsheikh was convicted in the United States in 2022 of hostage‑taking and murders linked to the ISIS ‘Beatles’ cell and is serving multiple life sentences without parole at ADX Florence.
• Reports say he cites proximity to family and friends as a reason for the request, while relatives voice concerns about comparatively less restrictive conditions and radicalisation risks in UK prisons.