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Topic areas for Attorney General John Ashcroft Direction of the INS prior to 9-11 o Ziglar's appointment o INS reorganization o Involvement in immigration issues o Terrorist threat summer 2001 Day of September 11.2001 The Five DOJ Initiatives and the IG Report •

Civil detentions Sept. 20, 2001 ~ interim regs on detention w/out charges for 48 horusplus an additional reasonable period of time; Sept 21, closed hearings; Oct. 31, 2001 automatic stays of bond decisions; Nov. 29, 2001 Snitch visas

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IG report and agreed upon changes

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Voluntary Interview Program of Arab/Muslim men Nov. 9, 2001, "final report" Feb. 26, 2002; additional interviews of 3000 Arab men announced March 19, 2002. (further report?)

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Condor namecheck program (an FBI program), January 2002

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Absconder Apprehension Initiative January 25, 2002

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NSEERS, June 13, 2002 prelimary rule, Aug. 12, 2002 final rule, multiple additions and changes over succeeding months

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