Detained because they don't have evidence to prove guilt. What ever happened to "innocent until proven guilty"? It's not "guilty until proven innocent".
As for this being for "illegal combatants" and possible terrorists, I believe that they are just doing it this way to get the public used to this kind of action, so when they start doing it more often it isn't just one sudden step that gets people up in arms.
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