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So now it's official...
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Fri, 26 Oct 2001 02:41:55 GMT
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http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/26/national/26CONG.html
Glad I'm not an immigrant in the US:
"For example, it denied the administration the power to detain indefinitely and
without charges immigrants suspected of involvement in terrorism. The bill does
expand the limit to seven days of detention, from two days, though under some
circumstances that could be repeatedly extended by six-month periods."
ROSCO
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| (...) This is only new in that it can be used to detain people who have otherwise legitimate papers. If you're found to be somehow suspect or in violation of your visa, you already *can* and often *are* detained without trial indefinitely, in (...) (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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