I opposed the inclusion of this provision in the Senate bill and am pleased to see that the conferees deleted it. Current law strikes the appropriate balance. and I feared the Senatepassed provision went too far in threatening privacy interests. I want to note that. while the conference report alters the expedited deportation provisions of the Senate bill. adopted as part of an amendment I offered with Senator SIMON and Senator KENNEDY. it preserves the requirement that if classified information is used to deport an alien suspected of terrorist activity. an unclassified summary adequate to permit the alien to mount a defense must be provided to the alien. This requirement Is the absolute minimum that due process will permit. Anything less could not have survived constitutional scrutiny. and I am pleased that this aspect of my amendment was retained.
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