1、1 323 U.S. 214 (1944).2 See Personal Justice Denied: Report of the Commission on Relocation and Internment of Civilians(1982).3 Civil Liberties Act of 1988, 50 USCS App. 1989b et seq.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code R
2、S21039October 4, 2001Race-based Civil Detention for Security PurposesJennifer ElseaLegislative AttorneyAmerican Law DivisionSummaryThe current crisis has caused concern that measures implemented to fight terrorismwill have a disproportionate negative effect on innocent Arab-Americans, Muslims, andal
3、iens with ties to the Middle East. The purpose of this report is to address the issuessurrounding race-based civil detention for security purposes.IntroductionThe terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 dramatically increased awareness of theneed for more stringent security measures, but this awaren
4、ess is tempered with cautionagainst implementing measures that could undermine civil liberties. Because the sourceof the current foreign threat, there is some concern that measures implemented to fight thatthreat will have a disproportionate negative effect on innocent Arab-Americans, Muslims,and al