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This page is divided into the following subtopics: (1) The 9/11 Commission; (2) Chat Transcripts; (3) Special Registration; (4) Administration; (5) Operation Liberty Shield; (6) Federal Courts; (7) Congress; (8) USA Patriot Law; (9) Private Organizations and (10) Practice Advisory from the American Immigration Law Foundation (AILF).

The 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

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Chat Transcript: Special Registration

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

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Special Registration

Special Registration Page (ICE)
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

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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"
Suspension of Transit Without Visa and International to International Programs FAQ
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)
Attorney General Announces Responsible Cooperators Program
White House: Military Order - Detention, Treatment and Trial of

Non-Citizens in the War Against Terrorism (11-13-01)
Justice Department: Guidelines For Interviews Involving International Terrorism (11-09-01)
State Department: Designation of 22 Foreign Terrorist Organizations (11-02-01)
INS Custody Regulations - Stays of Judge's and BIA's Custody Orders (10-31-01)
White House: Combating Terrorism Through Immigration Policies - October 29, 2001
White House: Fact Sheet on Increasing Immigration Safeguards

and Improving Vital Information Sharing - October 29, 2001
FBI: Most Wanted Terrorists List

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Operation Liberty Shield

DHS: Operation Liberty Shield - Press Release (3-17-03)
FBI: Operation Liberty Shield (3-20-03)
Operation Liberty Shield Turns Liberty on Its Head (Lawyers Committee for Human Rights)
Operaton Liberty Shield Undermines Asylum Seekers' Rights (Human Rights Watch)

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Federal Courts

Judge Order's Government To Reveal Names Of Persons

Detained After September 11 (August 2, 2002)

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Congress

Legislation Related to Attack of September 11, 2001
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (12-08-04) - 615 Pages
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (12-06-04)

Conference Report (PDF file)
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)

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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

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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

- 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)

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Practice Advisory from the
American Immigration Law Foundation (AILF)

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

Schedule A Legal Consultation

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