DOJ Discloses Cursory Information on 9/11-Related Detainees

A 7/3/02 letter to Sen. Carl Levin, Assistant AG Daniel Bryant disclosed that INS detained 752 individuals on immigration violations in connection with the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the EOIR has subjected 611 individuals to closed hearings pursuant to a 9/21/01 directive from Chief Judge Creppy.