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1 Briefing on Boundaries of Justice: Immigration Policies Post-September 11th [i] (2001)

handle is hein.civil/uscdfo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Briefing on Boundaries of Justice: Immigration Policies Post-September 11th October 12, 2001 Executive Summary The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) held a public briefing on October 12, 2001, on United States immigration policies in the aftermath of recent terrorist activities. The briefing examined the civil rights implications of these attacks on the evolution of this nation's immigration policies, practices, and laws. There were three panels of speakers. Panel one consisted of representatives from community organizations who provided accounts from their constituents; panel two consisted of legal experts and scholars; and panel three consisted of representatives from two federal agencies: the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and the Department of Transportation (DOT). Panelists discussed issues of harassment, discrimination, and other possible infringements of civil rights resulting from fears of recent terrorism. They discussed proposed civil rights implications of anti-terrorism legislation as well as examined the concerns about the federal government's role in implementing proper security procedures at airports and protecting civil rights in the process. Panelists spoke about racial, ethnic, and religious profiling in times of heightened concern about national security and reviewed current and proposed immigration detention policies in the anti-terrorism legislation. They also made recommendations on how the Commission could be involved in combating discrimination in the wake of the terrorist attacks. This briefing summary represents the views of the participants as of October 12, 2001. Subsequent developments since then are not reflected in this summary. For example, on October 26, the anti-terrorism legislation was signed into law as the U.S.A. Patriot Act. At the end of October 2000, INS issued regulations broadening INS' ability to detain people and monitoring attorney-client communications of detainees. Additionally, on November 13, 2001, the President established a military tribunal to prosecute suspected terrorists. SUMMARY OF TESTIMONY PANEL ONE-COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS * Mark Krikorian, Executive Director, Center for Immigration Studies * Najeeba Syeed-Miller, Executive Director, Asian-Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center * Timothy Edgar, Legislative Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union Downloaded from the Internet Archives, July 20, 2007. Not an official copy.