The government’s “October Plan,” allegedly aimed at preventing
terrorist attacks before the elections [see INB 10/23/04], has
been extended and will continue through the presidential
inauguration in January.
from Immigration News Briefs (INB)
The government’s “October Plan,” allegedly aimed at preventing
terrorist attacks before the elections [see INB 10/23/04], has
been extended and will continue through the presidential
inauguration in January. “We continue to remain concerned about
Al-Qaeda’s desire to attack the US, and there are a number of
important symbolic events ahead of us, including the holiday
period and the inauguration,” said Department of Homeland
Security spokesperson Katy Mynster. Also included is the Feb. 6
Super Bowl football tournament in Jacksonville, Florida.
ICE authorities said on Nov. 5 that they had arrested 237 people
in October whose tourist visas had expired or who were in the US
on student visas but were not attending school. The Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) questioned more than 10,000 people
who were Muslim or of Middle Eastern backgrounds, and had 2,000
people in the US under surveillance at various times, law
enforcement officials said. [LA Times 11/6/04; NY Post 11/6/04;
Associated Press 11/4/04] According to intelligence and FBI
officials, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is also working
closely with the FBI on domestic terror investigations, providing
instant access to international databases to determine whether
suspects might have contacts with terror organizations abroad.
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