Under the anti-terrorism act, foreign nationals can be detained in the UK when it is not possible for them to be deported.

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At the same time, we have benefitted from laws that have strengthened our crime-fighting abilities, including the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, Anti-Terrorism laws, the Economic Espionage Act, and the Health Care Fraud Statute.

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On December 13th, the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act became law.

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The Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act was passed in December 2001 and also calls on companies providing communication services to retain data to help police investigate serious crimes.

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The Patriot Act gave anti-terrorism investigators the same authority that investigators in criminal cases had to get a single court order allowing surveillance of every phone a suspect uses.

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The Patriot Act has also been successful in updating anti-terrorism and criminal laws to bring law enforcement up to date with technology.

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Law Minister Khalid Ranjha told the BBC that the crime was being considered "an act of terrorism" and those responsible would be tried before an anti-terrorist court.

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