The Biden administration is asking for a federal appeals court to temporarily block a plea deal agreement with three detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The Biden administration has asked a federal appeals court to block a plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed that would spare him the risk of the death penalty.

Justice Department lawyers are defending the defense secretary’s decision to back out of the agreement that avoided a death penalty trial, moving the question from military to civilian courts.

The defendants involved in the potential plea deal include Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks.

The White House is asking a federal appeals court to block the plea agreements for the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks.