U.S.: Terror law covers immigrants
From Times Wire Reports
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, opening a new legal front in the fight over the rights of detainees.
In court documents filed with the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, the Justice Department said a new anti-terrorism law being used to hold detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, also applied to foreigners arrested and held in the United States.
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