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by Hasknewbie 2556 days ago
Yes, both during WW1 and WW2, but to a much lesser extent than Japanese-American: only a few thousands were held, most of thoses deemed German enough were only required to register at their local police station. So not really the same level of collective punishment.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internment_of_German_Americans