WASHINGTON (WCSC) — President Franklin D. Roosevelt initiated a controversial World War II policy on Feb. 19, 1942, that led to the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans in internment ...
9066: Witnessing Internment On Feb. 19, 1942, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, removing more than 120,000 people of Japanese descent from homes, incarcerating them in camps.