Nov 3, 2009 2:47 pm US/Eastern
$1.26 Million For 5 Men Detained In NYC Post-9/11
NEW YORK (AP) ―
Five men who were detained and deported following the Sept. 11 attacks have reached a $1.26 million settlement with the U.S. government.
The men sued the government over the roundups that put them in federal detention and the abuse they say they suffered while they were there.
They were among more than 170 Arab and Muslim men jailed for immigration law violations at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
A 2003 Department of Justice report found "significant problems" with the treatment of detainees there, including physical abuse and mistreatment.
An attorney for the men said she hoped the settlement would deter the government from similar roundups in the future.
The Department of Justice did not immediately comment.
(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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