The USA PATRIOT Act was passed by the United States Congress in 2001 as a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks. It has ten titles, each containing numerous sections. Title IV: Protecting the Border aims to prevent terrorism in the USA through immigration regulations. The provisions of the title generally increase the difficulty of entering the country for those known to have, or suspected of having, terrorist intent.
Title IV amends large parts of the Immigration and Nationality Act, giving more law enforcement and investigative power to the United States Attorney General and to the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Criticisms of the title include its lack of mention of judicial review for groups designated as terrorist[1] and its sections that mandate study of potential future legislative enhancements rather than enforcement action.[2]
- ^ See, e.g., "The Usa Patriot Act: One Year Later" Archived 2006-06-18 at the Wayback Machine, Michael Williams (14 November 2002), TruthOut.
- ^ Rosemary Jenks (December 2001), "The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, A Summary of the Anti-Terrorism Law's Immigration-Related Provisions", Center for Immigration Studies.
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