Jan 24, 2022 · Issued by President Franklin Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, this order authorized the forced removal of all persons deemed a threat to national security from the West Coast to "relocation …

Executive Order 9066 was a United States presidential executive order signed and issued during World War II by United States president Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 19, 1942.

Nov 6, 2025 · On February 19, 1942, Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which gave the U.S. military authority to exclude any persons from designated areas.

Ten weeks later President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, under which nearly 75,000 American citizens of Japanese ancestry were taken into custody.

Executive Order 9066—Authorizing the Secretary of War To Prescribe Military Areas

Bowing to political pressure, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order No. 9066 allowing military commanders to declare areas off-limits to “any or all persons.”

I hereby further authorize and direct all Executive Departments, independent establishments and other Federal Agencies, to assist the Secretary of War or the said Military Commanders in carrying out this …

Full text of Executive Order 9066 issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II, which permitted the internment of over 110,000 Japanese Americans.

Nov 16, 2009 · On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066, initiating a controversial World War II policy with lasting consequences for Japanese Americans.

The executive order was spurred by a combination of war hysteria and reactions to Pearl Harbor and the Niihau Incident.