Republicans Demand Immigration Status of Terrorists
We guess immigration is never not an issue, even in putting terrorists on trial. Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee today are demanding to know the immigration status of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and other 9/11 plotters, should they be brought to the United States to stand trial. Their fear is that KSM and his henchmen might seek asylum under immigration laws, setting all kinds of worrisome precedents. “As you can imagine, even if they are not ultimately eligible for relief, terrorist detainees may seek legal rights under our immigration laws or assert such rights in federal court, thereby setting a...
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Tags: Asylum, Detainees, Fear, Guess, Henchmen, Immigration Laws, Immigration Status, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, Ksm, Plotters, Precedents, Republicans, Senate Judiciary Committee, Terrorists