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  • From: Steven Champeon <schampeo AT hesketh.com>
  • To: InterNetWorkers <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Mass arrests of Muslims in California
  • Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 13:43:44 -0500

on Thu, Dec 19, 2002 at 01:19:46PM -0500, H. Wade Minter wrote:
> " 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."

One thing that isn't clear to me is whether many tens of thousands
showed up, and the INS jailed those without visas or other evidence of
naturalization, or if this was a "sign this, and please stay in this
cell" sort of thing. Can you clarify?

If the former, it's hardly a case of concentration camps, is it?

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