▁H ok oku - dan , ▁a ▁militar istic ▁national ist ▁group ▁aim ed ▁at ▁prepar ing ▁its ▁members ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁life ▁in ▁Japan . ▁This ▁pro - J apan ▁fa ction ▁ran ▁military ▁dr ills , ▁demonstrated ▁against ▁the ▁W RA , ▁and ▁made ▁thre ats ▁against ▁in m ates ▁seen ▁as ▁administration ▁sympath izers . ▁When ▁the ▁Ren unci ation ▁Act ▁was ▁passed ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁ 5 , 5 8 9 ▁( over ▁ 9 7 ▁percent ▁of ▁them ▁T ule ▁Lake ▁in m ates ) ▁expressed ▁their ▁res ent ment ▁by ▁giving ▁up ▁their ▁U . S . ▁citizens hip ▁and ▁applying ▁for ▁" rep atri ation " ▁to ▁Japan . ▁ ▁End ▁of ▁the ▁cam ps ▁The ▁West ▁Coast ▁was ▁re open ed ▁to ▁Japanese ▁Americans ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁( delay ed ▁against ▁the ▁wishes ▁of ▁D illon ▁My er ▁and ▁others ▁until ▁after ▁the ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁election , ▁so ▁as ▁not ▁to ▁imp ede ▁Ro ose vel t ' s ▁re e lection ▁campaign ). ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁My er ▁announced ▁that ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁cam ps ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁closed ▁between ▁October ▁ 1 5 ▁and ▁December ▁ 1 5 ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁except ▁for ▁T ule ▁Lake , ▁which ▁held ▁" ren unci ants " ▁sl ated ▁for ▁deport ation ▁to ▁Japan . ▁( The ▁vast ▁majority ▁of