Detention of U.S. Persons as Enemy Belligerents

Source: Congressional Research Service, via State Department From the summary: The detainee provisions passed as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2012, P.L. 112-81, affirm that the Authorization to Use Military Force (AUMF), P.L. 107-40, in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, authorizes the detention of [...]