Homeland Security Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2004

Legislation • S. 2528/ HR. 4591, Civil Liberties Restoration Act of 2004 • H.R. 10, the 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act of 2004 • S. 2536, Homeland Security Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2004 • H.R. 4674, To Prohibit the Return of Persons by the United States, for Purposes of detention, Interrogation, or Trial, to Countries Engaging in Torture or other Inhuman Treatment. Policies/Issues --Detention of enemy combatants held at Guantanamo Bay and other locations. --Torture and ill-treatment and interrogation policies. --Detention and treatment of aliens suspected of terrorism. --Use of military commissions, and combatant status review tribunals. --Detention and treatment of asylum seekers and non-citizens under immigration laws: the Homeland Security Enhancement Act of 2003 and the “CLEAR Act.” --Establishment and functioning of civil rights oversight mechanism in Department of Homeland Security. --Post 9-11 antiterrorism efforts, especially detention and due process issues. --Extraordinary renditions and use of diplomatic assurances.