internee

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Who was the Japanese American internee who fought the constitutionality of internment during the war and had his conviction overturned thirty years later?

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

After the war, and a long period of lobbying, Congress passed the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, signed by President Ronald Reagan, which granted each surviving internee $20,000 in reparations.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2022

Each internee received $25 and a train ticket to wherever they wanted to go.

From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2020

The former IRA internee has consistently denied that he is Stakeknife.

From The Guardian • Oct. 5, 2019

“I can take the internee back to her cell, sir.”

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed