Mass Deportation of Muslim Illegal Aliens ruled out

WORLD TRIBUNE ^ | 2/18/03

[jonatron]

Tuesday, February 18, 2003

The Bush administration has rejected the prospect of mass deportations of Muslim illegal aliens.

The administration plans to relay this message to American Muslim leaders amid the current nationwide alert for an Al Qaida attack. Hundreds of Muslims have been detained as illegal aliens as part of a crackdown by federal law enforcement authorities, Middle East Newsline reported.

On Tuesday, FBI Director Robert Mueller will meet American Muslim leaders to discuss federal measures against Al Qaida threats. Muslim groups have filed a class action suit against the government, charging that the Immigration and Naturalization Service has arrested Muslims illegally.

Muslim groups said the millions of Muslims in the United States have been the target of a backlash since the Al Qaida suicide attacks on New York and Washington in September 2001. They said at least 15 Muslims and a Sikh have been killed in attacks around the country.

Officials said Mueller plans to discuss the attacks on Muslims as well as policy toward illegal aliens. They said this will include a law passed over the last year that requires citizens from many Arab and Islamic nations to register with the INS. The procedure also includes photographing and fingerprinting.

Muslim groups have expressed concern that the law will result in the detention and deportation of hundreds of thousands of Arab and Islamic immigrants who arrived illegally or whose visas have expired. The Alliance of Iranian Americans, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, the Council on American Islamic Relations, and the National Council of Pakistani Americans have asked a federal court to issue an injunction to prevent the prospect of mass arrests.

But officials said the administration plans to reassure Muslim groups that special procedures enacted over the last year will be limited to those immigrants regarded as security threats.

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Somebody give me some good news, please....

I just saved a bunch on my car insurance.

[4.1O dana super trac pak]

OK, I admit, I laughed....

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Good. I didn't know if the ads are nationwide, or where you are.

[m18436572]

nailed it

[4.1O dana super trac pak]

Thats from an ad? I was just really happy for you....

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OK, you made ME laugh.

[Joe Hadenuf]

If another brutal mass murder occurs here, the sh*t will hit the fan, as it should have on 911

[viaveritasvita]

Trust me, I know it's coming and that NC is not immune.

But, look again at the article. It's saying that these other states, including NC, are increasingly scrutinizing these laws. One of the first things I heard on local news radio when I moved here (Oct 2001) was that NC had been known (by both illegals, thro the grapevine, and the powers that be) as an easy place to get driver's licenses, but that the state had tightened up the requirements. Not tight enough, IMHO, but it's something.


>>>"While many of those states – Alaska, Connecticut, Idaho, Louisiana, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, Washington and West Virginia – have had such laws in place for some time, they have become increasingly scrutinized since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks...."<<<

I hope I'll be in heaven before the entire country is overrun.