After the attacks on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. military was concerned that any domestic citizens of Japanese descent could pose a threat by providing aid to Japan. Without any proof of espionage, the commanding officer of the Western Defense, General DeWitt, advised all people of Japanese descent be removed from the West Coast. Congress passed the law allowing military authorities to enforce curfew, remove people from certain areas, and relocate them to new areas. Forced to sell their homes and belongings, many Japanese Americans were brought to internment carnps where they lived in barracks and did not have running water or places to cook