Will Gitmo Prisoners Head to Virginia?

President Barack Obama has pledged to close the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, but the big question is, what will happen to those prisoners?

For at least one select group, their final destination could be Northern Virginia, and they don't quite fit the mold of who you thought was being held there. The detainees in question are a half-dozen ethnic Chinese known as Uyghurs. They were taken into custody by U.S. authorities after training in camps in Afghanistan, and have since been held at Guantanamo Bay.

The Chinese Uygurs currently at Gitmo have been cleared for release since 2002, but they're caught in a debate over what to do with them.

James Meek, New York Daily News national security correspondent, spoke with FBI and Homeland Security officials. If the detainees are relocated to ethnic Uygur families in Northern Virginia, surveillance teams have been set up to monitor them.

"A lot of people live in Northern Virginia, and might find it interesting to live next to someone who's been detained at Guantanamo Bay-- even if they're innocent like anyone released from prison, you wonder what happened when they were in prison."

But the detainees' possible ties to Al Queda and the Taliban have some in Congress concerned over resettling them here.

"Our constituents don't want these terrorists in their neighborhoods," said Rep. John Banier.

Attorney Nury Turkel traveled to Guantanamo Bay, met with the detainees, and says he does not think they would pose a threat. He says they are anti-communist, not anti-American, and would pose on threat.

"I understand the concern but I don't think that should be a major concern for good-hearted Americans who have so generous and friendly to us Uygur Americans," said Turkel.

Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress this week that no final decision has been made over where to place any of Gitmos' prisoners.

"We are not going to put at risk the safety of the American people in any determination we make," said Holder.

Some folks in Northern Virginia say that they trust U.S. officials to make the right call.

"I guess if the government says they're not dangerous, I'd have no trouble with them being my neighbor," said resident Andy Jay.

But others told FOX 5 they aren't so sure.

Security experts cannot say how soon the Chinese nationals could be relocated to the United States, but if the legalities can be worked out, those same security experts say the monitoring to keep track of them will be ready to go.