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.
The government created the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS) which required men over 16 years of age present in the US who were born in any of 25 predominantly Moslem countries to register with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unless they were US citizens or green card holders.
The NSEERS program was suspended in 2011 and abolished in December 2016.
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The September 11 page is divided into the following subtopics:
- The 9/11 Commission
- State Department Resources
- 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 Council (AIC)
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
- Entry of the 9/11 Hijackers into the United States
STATE DEPARTMENT RESOURCES – September 11
- Terrorism Designation Press Releases
- Foreign Terrorist Organizations (1-27-12)
- Executive Order 13224 (9-23-01)
CHAT TRANSCRIPT: SPECIAL REGISTRATION
COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
SPECIAL REGISTRATION
- Special Registration Page (ICE)
- 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 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”
- 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 – November 02, 2004
- 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
- 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
CONGRESS
- 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
PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS
- 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 – Incomplete Access To September 11 Detainees – February 8, 2002
PRACTICE ADVISORY FROM THE AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL (AIC)
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Immigration Attorney Carl Shusterman has 40+ years of experience. He served as an attorney for the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) from 1976 until 1982, when he entered private practice. He has testified as an expert witness before the US Senate Immigration Subcommittee. Carl was featured in SuperLawyers Magazine. Today, he serves as Of Counsel to JR Immigration Law Firm.