September 11th Page
Response to Terrorism

On September 11, 2001, terrorists killed thousands of innocent victims at the World Trade Center in New York City and at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.

In response, our government took a number of extraordinary measures designed to insure that such a tragedy would not occur again.

Since the perpetrators on these attacks were citizens of various countries in the Middle East, some of changes made involved changes to our immigration laws and procedures.

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This page is divided into the following subtopics:

• The 9/11 Commission
• Chat Transcripts
• Country Reports on Terrorism
• Special Registration
• Administration
• Operation Liberty Shield
• Federal Courts
• Congress
• USA Patriot Law
• Private Organizations
• Practice Advisory from the American Immigration Law Foundation (AILF)

THE 9/11 COMMISSION

• National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (“9/11 Commission”)
• The 9/11 Commission Report
• The 9/11 Commission Hearings
• 9/11 Commission Report Implementation Act of 2004 (280 pages)
• 9/11 Commission Report Implementation Act of 2004 – Summary
• 9/11 Commission Report Implementation Act of 2004 – Press Release

CHAT TRANSCRIPT: SPECIAL REGISTRATION

• How to Cope with Special Registration (January 6, 2003)

COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM

• Country Reports on Terrorism (State Department) – 2008 (Published April 30, 2009)
• Country Reports on Terrorism (State Department) – 2007
• Country Reports on Terrorism (State Department) – 2006
• Country Reports on Terrorism (State Department) – 2005
• Patterns of Global Terrorism (State Department) – 2003
• Patterns of Global Terrorism (State Department) – 2002
• Patterns of Global Terrorism (State Department) – 2001
• Patterns of Global Terrorism (State Department) – 2000

SPECIAL REGISTRATION

• Special Registration Page (ICE)
• DHS Regulation Removing Designated Countries from NSEERS (4-28-11)
• DHS Regulations Suspending Certain Special Registration Requirements (12-02-03)
• Special Registration – A Summary of Procedures at Various INS Offices (2-20-03)
• INS Extends Special Registration Deadline for Groups III and IV (2-19-03)
• Members of Congress Protest Special Registration
• Special Registration Procedure – One Man’s Experience
• Pakistanis, Saudis and Armenians Now Subject to Special Registration (12-16-02)
• Special Registration Required for Persons from 13 Additional Countries (11-22-02)
• Special Registration Extended To Persons In U.S. (November 6, 2002)
• Special Registration Procedures for Visitors and Temporary Residents – 4MB
• INS Designates Ports for Special Registrant Departures – September 30, 2002
• Justice Department’s Special Registration Regulations – September 6, 2002

ADMINISTRATION

• Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (S.2845) – Signed into Law on December 17, 2004
• Statement of Administration Policy Toward “9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act”
• Regulation Suspending TWOV and ITI Programs – August 2, 2003
• Border Security: Visa Process Should Be Strenghtened as an Anti-Terrorism Tool
• GAO Report – October 2002
• Justice Department’s Final Nonimmigrant Reporting Rule – August 12, 2002
• Justice Department’s INS Absconder Apprehension Initiative – January 25, 2002
• Excerpts From Transcript of Bin Laden Video
• INS: List of Persons Held in Custody in Connection with the 9/11 Terrorist Acts Country of Birth, Charges & Dates – No Names (1MB) (December 2001)
• Justice Department: Guidelines For Interviews Involving International Terrorism (11-09-01)
• FBI: Most Wanted Terrorists List

OPERATION LIBERTY SHIELD

• DHS: Operation Liberty Shield – Press Release (3-17-03)
• Operation Liberty Shield Turns Liberty on Its Head (Lawyers Committee for Human Rights)
• Operaton Liberty Shield Undermines Asylum Seekers’ Rights (Human Rights Watch)

FEDERAL COURTS

• Judge Order’s Government To Reveal Names Of Persons
• Detained After September 11 (August 2, 2002)

CONGRESS

• Legislation Related to Attack of September 11, 2001
• Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (12-08-04) – 615 Pages
• Oversight Hearing: Lessons Learned – The Inspector General’s Report on the 9/11 Detainees (6-25-03)
• Members of Congress Protest Special Registration (12-23-02)

USA PATRIOT LAW

• Terrorist Exclusion List Under USA Patriot Act (12-06-01)
• AILA’s Summary Of Immigration Provisions of Patriot Act of 2001 (October 26, 2001)
• USA PATRIOT Act (H.R.3162) – Signed Into Law On October 26, 2001

PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS

• AILF’s Post-September 11th Resources Website
• A Flawed Report Card: How DOJ Mishandled the Post-September 11 Detention Process by Anita Ramasastry, Law Professor
• Presumption of Guilt: Human Rights Abuses of Post-September 11 Detainees
  • Human Rights Watch – August 15, 2002
• Human Rights Watch – Incomplete Access To September 11 Detainees February 8, 2002
• ABA Taskforce On Terrorism And The Law
• Report And Recommendations On Military Tribunals – January 4, 2002
• ABA: Statement About Rules Which Would Allow Justice Department To Eavesdrop On Conversations Between Lawyers and Their Clients in Federal Custody – November 9, 2001
• Immigrants and Civil Liberties: Chat with ACLU’s Lucas Guttentag (October 17, 2001)
• AILA: “Our Liberty and Freedoms Today” (November 16, 2001)

PRACTICE ADVISORY FROM THE AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL (AIC)

• Importance of Maintaining Status After September 11 (11-01)