How did the US government deal with the Japanese Americans during the war?

During World War II, the U.S. government forcibly relocated and interned approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans, two-thirds of whom were U.S. citizens, in internment camps across the country. This action was largely fueled by wartime hysteria and racial prejudice following the attack on Pearl Harbor. The internees were stripped of their homes, businesses, and personal freedoms, facing significant economic and psychological hardships. In 1988, the U.S. government formally apologized and provided reparations to surviving internees for this unjust treatment.