▁II . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁operated ▁the ▁Fort ▁Ontario ▁Emer gency ▁Ref uge e ▁Sh elter ▁in ▁O sw ego , ▁New ▁York , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁refuge e ▁camp ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁for ▁refuge es ▁from ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Form ation ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁attack ▁on ▁Pear l ▁Har bor , ▁President ▁Franklin ▁D . ▁Ro ose vel t ▁issued ▁Executive ▁Order ▁ 9 0 6 6 , ▁author izing ▁military ▁command ers ▁to ▁create ▁zones ▁from ▁which ▁certain ▁persons ▁could ▁be ▁ex cluded ▁if ▁they ▁pos ed ▁a ▁threat ▁to ▁national ▁security . ▁Military ▁Are as ▁ 1 ▁and ▁ 2 ▁were ▁created ▁soon ▁after , ▁en comp ass ing ▁all ▁of ▁California ▁and ▁parts ▁of ▁Washington , ▁Oregon , ▁and ▁Arizona , ▁and ▁subsequent ▁civil ian ▁ex clusion ▁orders ▁informed ▁Japanese ▁Americans ▁res iding ▁in ▁these ▁zones ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁scheduled ▁for ▁" ev acu ation ." ▁The ▁executive ▁order ▁also ▁applied ▁to ▁Al aska ▁as ▁well , ▁bringing ▁the ▁entire ▁United ▁States ▁West ▁Coast ▁as ▁off - limits ▁to ▁Japanese ▁national s ▁and ▁Americans ▁of ▁Japanese ▁descent . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁the ▁W RA ▁was ▁formed ▁via ▁Executive ▁Order ▁ 9 1 0 2 , ▁with ▁Mil ton ▁S . ▁Eisen h ower ▁as ▁the ▁original ▁director . ▁Eisen h ower ▁was ▁a ▁pro ponent ▁of ▁Ro ose vel t ' s ▁New ▁De al ▁and ▁disapp ro ved