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Miami Federal Court to Consider Government's Use of "Secret Evidence" in Detention of Academic (04/17/2000)
MIAMI, FL -- At a hearing scheduled for tomorrow afternoon, the American Civil Liberties Union and other rights groups will argue that the practice of detaining people on the basis of secret evidence is unconstitutional and that the federal government has no authority under immigration law to do so.

Personal Stories Provide Compelling Backdrop To Congressional Efforts to End Use of Secret Evidence (02/10/2000)
WASHINGTON -- Asking Congress to stop the federal government from using secret evidence, two victims of government abuse today told a Capitol Hill news conference of the wrenching emotional toll they have endured as they and their families sought to defend themselves against unknown charges made by invisible individuals.

Disclosure of Classified Opinion in Immigrant Deportation Case Reveals Paucity of "Secret Evidence" (11/10/1999)
WASHINGTON -- Newly disclosed "secret evidence" used to jail an Egyptian national reveals that much of the government's information was based on second- and third-hand hearsay and came from Egyptian authorities, who are likely to torture and persecute him if he is returned, the man's attorneys charged today.

Courts Growing Wary of Government's Use of "Secret Evidence" in Deportation Cases (08/03/1999)
WASHINGTON -- For the third time this year, a federal immigration judge has rejected government use of "secret evidence" in deportation proceedings, the American Civil Liberties Union said today.