American civilian citizens are not enemy combatants and never have been. The FBI director flat-out told Roosevelt that they could handle any traitors. This was nothing more than Democrats keeping up their racist traditions for political expediency. How many ethnic Germans were interned? Italians?
“ How many ethnic Germans were interned? Italians?”
About 20,000, but not many were US citizens. Most Japanese were not interned, but relocated. That may be considered a distinction without a difference, but it’s a fact.