All of the arrested and imprisoned Japanese Americans during WWII were tried and convicted.

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All of the arrested and imprisoned Japanese Americans during WWII were tried and  convicted.

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The vast majority of the Japanese Americans who were forcibly removed from their homes and placed in incarceration camps were not tried or convicted of any crime. The government argued that their forced removal and imprisonment was necessary for national security, but this was later recognized as a grave violation of civil liberties.

All of the Arrested and Imprisoned Japanese Americans During WWII