Executive Order 9102 signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 18, 1942 established a War Relocation Authority to "provide for the removal from designated areas of persons whose removal is necessary in the interests of national security." The War...
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Law and legislation
Executive Order 9066 laid the legal foundation for the relocation of Japanese-Americans during World War II. Signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt on Feb. 19, 1942, the order authorized creation of military areas "from which any or all persons may be...
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945