41. Most of this secret evidence turned out to be inflammatory gossip and hearsay by those who had grudges against the accused. 42. Muslim and Arab-American groups joined with some civil liberties groups to oppose secret evidence. 43. Moreover, the Kiaraldeen case is not the only one to raise sharp doubts about the use of secret evidence in immigration cases. 44. No pending cases involve the use of secret evidence, Cole said, and only two indictments have been brought involving material support. 45. Once he was in custody, INS officials opposed his release on bail on the basis of secret evidence, which they did not disclose. 46. One authorized the deportation of aliens based on secret evidence. 47. Others have been held on secret evidence, which INS allows. 48. Rep. Tom Campbell, R-Calif., brandishing a bound volume of the U.S. Constitution, testified that the use of secret evidence was unconstitutional. 49. Secret evidence, the government lawyers said, showed that Al-Najjar had raised funds for a terrorist organization, Palestinian Islamic Jihad. 50. Secret evidence, which cannot be balanced against counter evidence, perpetuates a sham justice. |
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