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INS “special registration” ends in mass arrests

By Silja J.A. Talvi

Los Angeles—For immigrants and visitors alike, the American dream is fading fast. In mid-December 2002, at least 400 non-citizens, many Iranian, became the latest group to be caught in the undertow of a powerful tide of anti-immigrant sentiment. After being instructed by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to participate in a “special registration” of non-U.S. citizens by December 16,… return to article

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