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  • From: "H. Wade Minter" <minter AT lunenburg.org>
  • To: InterNetWorkers <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [internetworkers] Mass arrests of Muslims in California
  • Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 13:19:46 -0500 (EST)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2589317.stm
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=564&u=/nm/20021219/ts_nm/attack_immigration_dc_3&printer=1

" LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hundreds of Iranian and other Middle East
citizens were in southern California jails on Wednesday after coming
forward to comply with a new rule to register with immigration authorities
only to wind up handcuffed and behind bars.

Shocked and frustrated Islamic and immigrant groups estimate that more
than 500 people have been arrested in Los Angeles, neighboring Orange
County and San Diego in the past three days under a new nationwide
anti-terrorism program. Some unconfirmed reports put the figure as high as
1,000."

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