Redress and reparations
On August 10, 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed into law the Civil Liberties Act, which, among other things, mandated an official apology from the government and monetary payments to Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II. However, this redress excluded Japanese Latin Americans who were forcibly deported from their home countries and placed in U.S. internment camps. A class action lawsuit, 'Mochizuki v. U.S.A,' was filed in 1996 on behalf of all the Japanese Latin Americans denied redress. It resulted in a settlement agreement authorizing an official apology and $5,000 compensation payments, one-fourth of what was awarded to Japanese Americans. Some Japanese Latin Americans decided to reject the Mochizuki settlement offer and continue litigation in U.S. and International courts.
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