John D. Calandra Italian American Institute: What's New

The U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary issued a Press Release dated November 27, 2001 entitled:

“Sensenbrenner Releases Justice Department Report on Treatment of Italian-Americans During World War II”

The Press Releases announces that The U.S. Department of Justice issued a “Report to the Congress of the United States” dated “November 2001” entitled:

“A Review of the Restrictions on Persons of Italian Ancestry During World War II”

The press release and the report can be obtained on-line at: http://www.house.gov/judiciary/news112701.htm

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The Press Release that announced the report is dated November 27, 2001 and reads as follows:

News Advisory

For immediate release

Contact: Jeff Lungren/Terry Shawn

202-225-2492

November 27, 2001

Sensenbrenner Releases Justice Department Report on Treatment of Italian-Americans During World War II

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On November 7, 2001, the U.S. Department of Justice sent to the House Judiciary Committee a report to Congress titled: A Review of the Restrictions on Persons of Italian Ancestry During World War II. This report, prepared by the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, reviews the World War II-era restrictions and other federal actions that affected persons of Italian ancestry. This report was prepared pursuant to the “Wartime Violation of Italian American Civil Liberties Act” (P.L. No. 106-451), which was signed into law on November 7, 2000. Click Here to review this report.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R-Wis.) said, “I want to commend the Department of Justice for their thorough work in preparing this report regarding the restrictions placed on persons of Italian ancestry during World War II. It will be a reference for historians and all Americans interested in this chapter of our Nation’s history. I also want to commend all those Members and former Members of Congress, including the former Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Henry Hyde, for spearheading the effort directing the Department of Justice to undertake this worthwhile project.”