Regulation & law · 12/06/1996Updated: 10/18/2026 · 1 min read

US Department of Justice Publishes Proposed Rule for Redress Provisions for Persons of Japanese Ancestry

The US Department of Justice published a proposed rule on April 22, 1996, to amend the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, making eligible for $20,000 payments those born after parents evacuated from the West Coast due to Executive Order 9066, or those born outside the US after parents were released from internment camps during World War II.