United States Executive Order 9066

United States Executive Order 9066 was signed into law on February 19, 1942 (during World War II), by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, utilizing his authority as Commander in Chief to exercise war powers.

This order authorized military commanders to declare areas of the United States as military areas "from which any or all persons may be excluded." It was eventually applied to one-third of the land area of the US and was used against those with "Foreign Enemy Ancestry" even though they were native-born US citizens.

The Secretary of War was to assist those residents of such an area who were excluded with transportation, food, shelter, and other accommodations.

Though they are the best-known case, those of Japanese ancestry were not only ones who received such treatment: Some Italian-Americans and German-Americans were subject similar restrictions, including internment. See , ,

See Japanese American Internment