The government has barred the public and the press from deportation hearings for immigrants suspected of ties to terrorism.

The element of the plan that has attracted the most debate would seemingly allow immigrants suspected of terrorism to be detained indefinitely.

The third provision struck down was Section 6, which gave local police the authority to make warrantless arrests of immigrants suspected of being removable.

For instance, the administration asked for the power to detain indefinitely, without charges, immigrants suspected of having a hand in terrorism.

The Supreme Court decided this week not to weigh in on the important issue of whether deportation hearings for immigrants suspected of ties to terrorism could be held in secret.

To the Editor: The use of secret information in deportation proceedings against immigrants suspected of being terrorists threatens our democratic principles.

The agency said it would wait until prosecutors completed their investigation before announcing potential Federal voting fraud violations and deportation proceedings against immigrants suspected of casting improper ballots.

Expanding Detention Powers The Bush administration announced a major expansion of its power to detain immigrants suspected of crimes.

The Naturalization Act, which changed the residency requirement for citizenship from five to 14 years, was targeted at Irish and French immigrants suspected of supporting the Republican Party.

After some hesitation, the federal government seems to be moving to end abusive practices in its handling of immigrants suspected of terrorism.