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Federal Judge Rules U.S. Can Detain Non-Citizens Indefinitely on Basis of Religion, Race or National Origin

A federal judge in Brooklyn has ruled the government can legally detain non-citizens on the sole basis of their religion, race or national origin and then detain them indefinitely. We speak with an attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights that filed a lawsuit in the case.
Ref. https://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/06/16/1355218

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All this may be true since non-citizens do not have real rights, but the USA has to remember one thing: "What goes around comes around", and if they start emphasizing this, they can be sure those from other countries will treat their citizens living abroad in the same way.

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I really want to believe that the US will not actually be serious about this, I find it to be a very dangerous tool that in the end, can play against them. I believe they are smarter than that.

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While I believe in less rights for non-citizens, I think this is a bit too much. There would be too much room for abuse.

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This is absolutely horrible. Think of the implications!

A guy from say, Jordan visits New York, and when he lands at JFK, is taken by the FBI and interrogated, perhaps sent to Guantanamo, and even "rendered" back to Jordan to be tortured!

This law also reminds of apartheid South Africa and for obvious reasons. If the USA enacts this law, the world is going to attack the U.S.

The U S Can Detain You Indefinitely

Its already been happening for a while. There are people currently released that are suing the government over it. They are held with out phone calls, or charges, or bail for nearly three years, then just released like that. I don't think its right. But then, if they will do that to a non-citizen now, how long till they do it to us? Its not like they started advertising they were doing it.

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Court Says Obama Administration Can Still Detain Anybody Indefinitely:
An appeals court ruled the U.S. Can enforce the National Defense Authorization Act's indefinite detention clause while the court decides whether to kill or allow the provisions, Josh Gerstein of Politico reports. Ref. Source 1