The NDAA legally expanded indefinite detention to include US citizens

Evidence

The act expanded the government’s power to conduct surveillance programs and to detain immigrants suspected of supporting terrorism.Passed overwhelmingly by Congress in October 2001 and renewed or extended several times since then, the act expanded the US government’s power to wiretap and conduct surveillance without prior cause, to access private records without oversight, and to detain indefinitely immigrants suspected of supporting terrorism, among other provisions. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 564 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Obama expanded Bush-era indefinite detention and execution powers to US citizens — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 613; Obama’s NDAA extended indefinite detention and extrajudicial execution to US citizens; The USA PATRIOT Act expanded wiretap and indefinite detention powers without prior cause. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 564

Broader Connections

• Obama’s NDAA extended indefinite detention and extrajudicial execution to US citizens #corroborates (0.95)
• The USA PATRIOT Act expanded wiretap and indefinite detention powers without prior cause. #corroborates (0.70) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 564