▁had ▁been ▁deport ed ▁to ▁Japan ▁after ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Car men ▁M och iz uki ▁file d ▁a ▁class - action ▁law suit , ▁and , ▁from ▁what ▁was ▁left ▁of ▁the ▁funds ▁from ▁the ▁C LA , ▁won ▁a ▁settlement ▁of ▁around ▁$ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁per ▁person ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁were ▁el ig ible . ▁One ▁hundred ▁and ▁forty - five ▁of ▁those ▁affected ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁$ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁settlement ▁before ▁funds ▁ran ▁out . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁funds ▁were ▁approved ▁for ▁the ▁US ▁Att orney ▁General ▁to ▁pay ▁compens ation ▁to ▁the ▁remaining ▁claim ants . ▁ ▁To ▁this ▁day , ▁no ▁formal ▁ap ology ▁has ▁ever ▁been ▁issued ▁to ▁Germ ans ▁deport ed ▁from ▁Latin ▁America . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 2 0 th ▁century ▁in ▁South ▁America ▁Category : History ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( 1 9 1 8 – 1 9 4 5 ) ▁Category : C ivil ▁det ention ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁home ▁front ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Category : 1 9 4 0 s ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁Category : Intern ments ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : 1 9 8 0 s ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁Sand fish ▁may ▁refer ▁to : ▁ ▁Fish ▁Tr ich od ont idae , ▁known ▁as ▁sand fish es , ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁per ch - like ▁fish :