September 11: Response to Terrorism

September 11 On September 11, 2001, terrorists killed thousands of innocent victims at the World Trade Center in New York City and at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. In response, our government took a number of extraordinary measures designed to insure that such a tragedy would not occur again. Since the perpetrators on these attacks were citizens of various countries in the Middle East, some of changes made involved changes to our immigration laws and procedures.

The government created the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS) which required men over 16 years of age present in the US who were born in any of 25 predominantly Moslem countries to register with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unless they were US citizens or green card holders.

The NSEERS program was suspended in 2011 and abolished in December 2016.

 

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The September 11 page is divided into the following subtopics:

THE 9/11 COMMISSION

STATE DEPARTMENT RESOURCES – September 11

CHAT TRANSCRIPT: SPECIAL REGISTRATION

COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM

SPECIAL REGISTRATION

ADMINISTRATION

OPERATION LIBERTY SHIELD

FEDERAL COURTS

CONGRESS

USA PATRIOT LAW

PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS

  • A Flawed Report Card: How DOJ Mishandled the Post-September 11 Detention Process by Anita Ramasastry, Law Professor
  • Presumption of Guilt: Human Rights Abuses of Post-September 11 Detainees
  • Human Rights Watch – Incomplete Access To September 11 Detainees – February 8, 2002
  • Immigrants and Civil Liberties: Chat with ACLU’s Lucas Guttentag (October 17, 2001)
  • PRACTICE ADVISORY FROM THE AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL (AIC)

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