what was the name of These were assaults ordered by Attorney General Mitchell Palmer on suspected radicals after World War I. They were controversial because of the lack of evidence that was needed to carry them out.

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The events you are referring to are known as the Palmer Raids. They were a series of government actions led by Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer in 1919 and early 1920, aimed at arresting and deporting suspected radicals and anarchists in the United States, particularly amid the Red Scare following World War I. The raids were controversial due to the lack of solid evidence and often violated civil liberties.