Mr. President. another extremely important section of this bill deals with the problem of aliens who are members of terrorist organizations. It should be clear. that the risks of allowing alien terrorists to work their way through ordinary deportation hearings. which are often lengthy and slowmoving. are unacceptable. Yet. this is the case under current law. In terrorist cases. our law enforcement authorities must be granted expedited procedures for deportation. I am pleased that the pending legislation provides for a special "terrorism court." composed of U.S. district court judges appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. that would be able to deport expeditiously alien terrorists without risking the disclosure of national security information and techniques. In the rare cases where evidence against an alien is highly classified. a summary of the evidence will be provided to the alien. In addition. the pending legislation would make membership in a terrorist organization a sufficient basis for exclusion from the United States. The point of this provision. is that when the Government has reliable information regarding terrorist activities of specific aliens. we cannot afford to wait until they commit crimes to deport them. The special court will hear evidence. and if it makes a compelling case that the alien is a member of a terrorist organization. the alien will be deported. I am confident that we can trust a panel of five Federal judges. appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States. to fairly weigh the evidence disclosed. And importantly. there is provision to not fully disclose sensitive information that could lead to the deaths of Americans and others.
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