US Immigrants May Be Held Indefinitely
Wood @ Nov 15th 2006 07:12 - Category: Immigrant rights
Immigrants arrested in the United States may be held indefinitely on suspicion of terrorism and may not challenge their imprisonment in civilian courts, the Bush administration said Monday, opening a new legal front in the fight over the rights of detainees.
In court documents filed with the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., the Justice Department said a new anti-terrorism law being used to hold detainees in Guantanamo Bay also applies to foreigners captured and held in the United States.
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Bob Morris on 15 Nov 2006 at 10:50 am #
It’s true.
I expect / hope a Democratic Congress will roll back abuses like this and there unquestionably will be court challenges too.
Mike on 15 Nov 2006 at 4:38 pm #
They can roll it back with a new law, but can they override a veto? We have to hope that courts will be more sympathetic to the Constitution than the Bush regime.
Thomas on 25 Nov 2007 at 1:27 pm #
Illegal immigrants and non-citizens have no rights protected under the US constitution, nor should they.