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November 23, 2004 "OCTOBER PLAN" TO CONTINUE from Immigration News Briefs (INB) The government's "October Plan," allegedly aimed at preventing terrorist attacks before the elections [see INB 10/23/04], has been extended and will continue through the presidential inauguration in January. "We continue to remain concerned about Al-Qaeda's desire to attack the US, and there are a number of important symbolic events ahead of us, including the holiday period and the inauguration," said Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Katy Mynster. Also included is the Feb. 6 Super Bowl football tournament in Jacksonville, Florida.ICE authorities said on Nov. 5 that they had arrested 237 people in October whose tourist visas had expired or who were in the US on student visas but were not attending school. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) questioned more than 10,000 people who were Muslim or of Middle Eastern backgrounds, and had 2,000 people in the US under surveillance at various times, law enforcement officials said. [LA Times 11/6/04; NY Post 11/6/04; Associated Press 11/4/04] According to intelligence and FBI officials, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is also working closely with the FBI on domestic terror investigations, providing instant access to international databases to determine whether suspects might have contacts with terror organizations abroad. [USA Today 11/8/04] Related entries: AALDEF OFFERS FREE REPRESENTATION TO PEOPLE TARGETED BY FBI'S "OCTOBER PLAN"
Posted by aderkon on November 23, 2004 10:32 AM
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