Catholic Conference and major Jewish and Protestant organizations. the Rules Committee did not see fit to allow debate on either of them. This decision is especially troubling because. unless these major flaws In this bill are corrected. this country will inevitably deport those fleeing persecution back Into the hands of their oppressors. The first amendment I proposed would have ensured that individuals subject to deportation as accused terrorists would have a reasonable opportunity to answer those charges. with appropriate due process. Under the bill as reported. an alien. including a permanent resident who may have resided In the United States for decades. accused of being a terrorist may be removed based on classified evidence that the accused may not review. In fact. the accused need not be provided with so much as a declassified summary of the information. Moreover. the bill provides for a special panel of attorneys who would be appointed by the court and precleared to review the classified Information. but who could not discuss that vital evidence with their clients. All such evidence would be reviewed by the court in camera and ex parte. While deporting alien terrorists must remain a high priority. experience demonstrates that there is no need to give the Attorney General the unchecked power to declare individuals as terrorists and deport them. My amendment follows the approach taken by the Congress in enacting the Classified Information Procedures Act [CIPA]. a statute that has worked well in criminal cases which have a higher burden of proof. In fact. the Judiciary Committee received no evidence that CIPA had not worked well in practice.
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