The Government Is Keeping a U.S. Citizen Secretly Locked Up Without Charges

Re:The Government Is Keeping a U.S. Citizen Secretly Locked ... by megous on Thursday November 23, 2017 @04:02PM (#15767768)

There are some international treaties US is part of that mandate certain behavior from US to non-US citizens in the US. It depends on the particular citizenship. There's requirement to allow access to consulate, for some countries of origin there's requirement to notify consulate if a citizen of that country was detained, etc.

US gov. can violate these at their own peril. It's all based on reciprocity, assuming US citizens would also get worse treatment elsewhere.

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Re:The Government Is Keeping a U.S. Citizen Secretly Locked ... by dboreham on Thursday November 23, 2017 @04:34PM (#15767937)

“Citizen” it should be noted doesn’t mean the same thing as “person legally living in the USA”. There’s another term used: “US Person” to denote someone living in the US with, as a result, certain rights under law. The media often say Citizen when they mean US Person.

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Re:The Government Is Keeping a U.S. Citizen Secretly Locked ... by buckminster on Thursday November 23, 2017 @04:30PM (#15767926)

This is misleading. Sure, some rights depend on international treaties, but the fundamental rights of people in the US apply to everyone irrespective of nationality.

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