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The U.S. detains Iraqi nationals and asylum seekers in U.S. cities.

“Dozens of Iraqi nationals in at least five U.S. cities, thought to be sympathetic to Saddam Hussein’s regime, will be detained because war is imminent, government sources told CNN Tuesday.” … Secretary Ridge comments on the detention of asylum seekers. … Amnesty International condemns the detentions. … The FBI makes a distinction between detained asylum seekers and foreign nationals already in the country, and says “there are no plans for the mass detention of Iraqi nationals in the United States in the event of war.” Keep your eye on this story.