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It was little more complicated than that. JA's in Hawaii were never interned because martial law was in effect. Also:

1) Of the 120,000 JA's interned over 6,000 renounced their citizanship and moved back to Japan after the war.

2) Over 25% of the JA's refused to sign a loyalty oath pledging unqualified allegiance.

3) Many JA's were dual citizens. Further most JA's were under the age of 16 and were only Americans by virtue of being born in this country. Most of the JA's over 25 were in fact Japanese resident aliens - not American citizens.

1) Of the 120,000 JA's interned over 6,000 renounced their citizanship and moved back to Japan after the war.

You know something? If I were interned in a s**thole for three years, and had my property legally looted from me, followed by a "OK, you're free to go, and we're not compensating you for your losses," I'd probably move to Ireland and say to hell with my US citizenship.

2) Over 25% of the JA's refused to sign a loyalty oath pledging unqualified allegiance.

I learned in the Marine Corps that loyalty is a two-way street. If I'd been detained for no just cause, and the government that detained me then demanded that I sign a loyalty oath, I'd tell the bureaucrat to take his oath and use it as a suppository.

3) Many JA's were dual citizens. Further most JA's were under the age of 16 and were only Americans by virtue of being born in this country. Most of the JA's over 25 were in fact Japanese resident aliens - not American citizens.

You've just contradicted yourself.

Further most JA's were under the age of 16 and were only Americans by virtue of being born in this country.

What's your point? The vast majority of Americans are citizens because they were born in this country.