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amari_zOn Monday, the government made its first attempt to use the recently passed Military Commissions Act against a person detained on U.S. soil. See here.
Among many other things, the law basically strips U.S. immigrants of their right to challenge their detention in U.S. court, if they are designated by the administration as an "enemy combatant." In other words, if you are not a U.S. citizen, even if you are in the U.S. legally, even if you are a permanent resident with a green card and have been living in the U.S. for decades, the government has given itself the power to detain you unilaterally at its whim for as long as it wants and has stripped you of the right to challenge its actions in any civilian court.
Among many other things, the law basically strips U.S. immigrants of their right to challenge their detention in U.S. court, if they are designated by the administration as an "enemy combatant." In other words, if you are not a U.S. citizen, even if you are in the U.S. legally, even if you are a permanent resident with a green card and have been living in the U.S. for decades, the government has given itself the power to detain you unilaterally at its whim for as long as it wants and has stripped you of the right to challenge its actions in any civilian court.
