Matt Yglesias reminds us not to forget there are Americans locked up without charges, and points us to this article in Sunday's New York Times about the more than two dozen American citizens arrested as material witnesses in terrorism cases since September 11, and in particular, Oregonian Mike Hawash.

Some Muslims say that since his arrest on March 20 they have remained silent rather than speak up at community meetings, fearful of government retaliation. Other Muslims who want to support Mr. Hawash have refrained from contributing to his legal defense fund, saying they are fearful that the donations might draw unwelcome attention.

"People are saying, if this could happen to him, this could happen to any of us," said Zaha Hassan, a Palestinian-American lawyer who knows Mr. Hawash. She and other Muslims argue that if the government believes Mr. Hawash has committed a crime, it should indict him so he can have an open and public hearing.

"Then we could defend him, or accept that he had done something," Ms. Hassan said. "All we can do now is support him and say the process is wrong and stand up against this kind of secret detention."

Go read the whole article. Here's more on how the Government is using and abusing the material witness statute, from Yale Law Professor Jack Balkin.

Our prior coverage of Hawash is here. For the most information on the case, check out FreeMikeHawash.Org.