3 Alb. Govt. L. Rev. 460 (2010)
Muhammad Umair Khan
In the days after the September 11, 2001 attacks, the Justice
Department implemented Operation PENTTBOM (Pentagon/Twin Towers Bombing), a massive investigation under the aegis of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). As part of the investigation, federal law enforcement officials established
various policies and procedures that included the arrest of
hundreds of Arab and Muslim men, primarily on immigration
related charges. The government identified these individuals as
“September 11 detainees.” These men were subsequently
confined to various facilities, including the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, New York. After a
thorough investigation, the Inspector General of the Department
of Justice (DOJ) concluded that many detainees were beaten,
denied medical treatment, deprived of religious freedoms, and
denied due process rights while in custody.