Sorcha: Morally wrong, yes. Absolutely. Unconstitutional? Depends on the interpretation, but most probably. But "criminal" signifies that laws were broken, and unfortunately laws have been passed that allow this sort of thing to happen. Until those laws are declared unconstitutional by a Supreme Court that is not composed of the toadies of the administration that wanted those laws passed, we can expect far more of the same sort of thing.

I'm afraid that more than the standard "alert the media" and "write to your congressman" strategy is required here if we want to effect change.