The Truth about the New Detainee Policy

By: Rep. Justin Amash (Diary)  |  December 17th at 09:30 AM  | 

From the diaries… On Thursday, Congress gave the President sweeping new power to detain American citizens indefinitely, without charge or trial.  A provision in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) empowers the President to detain anyone who “substantially supported” groups he determines are “associated forces” of terrorists. The provision at issue, sec. 1021, was tucked into an 1800-page conference report that was shuttled through Congress | Read More »