<P> The camp was expanded at that time to take in 2,100 men segregated from the general population of Japanese American inmates . These were mostly Nisei and Kibei who had renounced their U.S. citizenship when asked to sign a loyalty oath that had confusing language, saying the person agreed to "give up loyalty to the Japanese emperor ." Men born in America who had never identified with the emperor were insulted, especially as they were being asked to enroll in the armed forces while their Japanese - born parents were interned in camps . and other "troublemakers" from the Tule Lake Segregation Center . In 1945, four internees were seriously injured when violence broke out between the internees and guards in an event known as the Santa Fe Riot . The camp remained open past the end of the war; the last detainees were released in mid 1946 . The facility was closed and sold as surplus soon after . The camp was located in what is now the Casa Solana neighborhood . </P> <P> According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 37.4 sq mi (96.9 km), of which 37.3 sq mi (96.7 km) is land and 0.077 sq mi (0.2 km) (0.21%) is water . </P> <P> Santa Fe is located at 7,199 feet (2,194 m) above sea level, making it the highest state capital in the United States . </P> <P> Santa Fe experiences a dry steppe climate (BSk in Köppen climate classification), with chilly, dry winters and hot summers and high potential evaporation compared to precipitation . The 24 - hour average temperature in the city ranges from 30.3 ° F (− 0.9 ° C) in December to 70.1 ° F (21.2 ° C) in July . Due to the relative aridity and elevation, average diurnal temperature variation exceeds 25 ° F (14 ° C) in every month, and 30 ° F (17 ° C) much of the year . The city usually receives 6 to 8 snowfalls a year between November and April . The heaviest rainfall occurs in July and August, with the arrival of the North American Monsoon . </P>

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