Humanitarian Law Project Ralph Fertig Ilankai Thamil Sangam Tamils of Northern California Tamil Welfare and Human Rights Committee Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America World Tamil Coordinating Committee Nagalingam Jeyalingam v. United States Department of Justice United States Department of State John Ashcroft, Attorney General Colin L. Powell, Secretary of State, Humanitarian Law Project Ralph Fertig Ilankai Thamil Sangam Tamils of Northern California Tamil Welfare & Human Rights Committee Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America World Tamil Coordinating Committee Nagalingam Jeyalingam v. United States Department of Justice Madeleine K. Albright Us Dept of State Janet Reno, Attorney General, as Attorney General of the United States

382 F.3d 1154 HUMANITARIAN LAW PROJECT; Ralph Fertig; Ilankai Thamil Sangam; Tamils of Northern California; Tamil Welfare and Human Rights Committee; Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America; World Tamil Coordinating Committee; Nagalingam Jeyalingam, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE; United States Department of State; John Ashcroft, Attorney General; Colin L. Powell, Secretary of State, Defendants-Appellees. Humanitarian Law Project; Ralph Fertig; Ilankai Thamil Sangam; Tamils of Northern California; Tamil Welfare & Human Rights Committee; Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America; World Tamil Coordinating Committee; Nagalingam Jeyalingam, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. United States Department of Justice; Madeleine K. Albright; US Dept of State; Janet Reno, Attorney General, as Attorney General of the United States, Defendants-Appellants. No. 02-55082. No. 02-55083. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. September 8, 2004. Nancy Chang, Esq., Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran, Esq., New York, NY, Paul L. Hoffman, Esq., Schonbrun, Desimone, Seplow, Harris and Hoffman, LLP, Venice, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. David Cole, Esq., Washington, DC,…