22 Mar University of Nottingham – Unjust incarceration of U.S. immigrants during World War II
The university invites staff and students to a roundtable discussion on Tuna Canyon Detention Station and wartime incarceration from historical, cultural and political perspectives.
Today, U.S. news reports are full of items about the Trump Presidency’s war on so-called illegal immigrants. The actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are based on a 1798 U.S. law called the Alien Enemies Act (AEA). This is not the first time this law has been used: it formed the basis for the U.S. government to arrest persons of Japanese, Italian and German heritage at the beginning of World War II. History is repeating itself.
Read full press release: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/home/featureevents/2026/unjust-incarceration-of-u.s.-immigrants-during-world-war-ii.aspx