[ April 16, 2024 ]
“CAIR’s challenge comes months after an annual report on the status of civil rights for Muslims in the United States, which found more Islamophobic episodes were instigated by federal agencies than either hate groups or individual bigots.” There you see what Hamas-CAIR’s game is in this lawsuit: they’re trying to stymie counterterror efforts by labeling them as “islamophobic.” The FBI and Customs and Border Protection trying to stop jihad terrorism — that’s “islamophobic” and must be stopped. And what will be the result if this suit succeeds? Less law enforcement and more jihad terrorism.
“FBI, Border Patrol Bypass Hate Groups As Leading Perpetrators Of Anti-Muslim Incidents,” by Arvind Dilawar, Shadow Proof, August 28, 2018 (thanks to Marvin):
The Council on American-Islamic Relations filed suit on August 8 against Customs and Border Protection, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other federal agencies, which it accuses of creating “a kind of second-class citizenship” for American Muslims.
Story continues below advertisementThe lawsuit argues these agencies use an interagency watchlisting system that separates American Muslims from their children, denies them employment opportunities, prevents them from traveling by air, and rejects or delays their immigration benefits.
CAIR’s challenge comes months after an annual report on the status of civil rights for Muslims in the United States, which found more Islamophobic episodes were instigated by federal agencies than either hate groups or individual bigots.
The report, based on complaints made to or investigated by CAIR, found the number of anti-Muslim incidents rose 17 percent between 2016 and 2017. It described some of the personal experiences of discrimination.
“Targeting by Customs and Border Protection” ranked within the five most prevalent kinds of abuse in 2017–a first since CAIR began issuing its annual report. CBP-related incidents outpaced even hate crimes to become the second most common type of discrimination last year.
CBP’s Islamophobia most frequently takes the form of racial profiling and invasion of privacy, explained Zainab Arain, a CAIR research and advocacy coordinator and author of the organization’s most recent civil rights report.
“Muslim travelers are often taken to secondary inspection and questioned about their background, their communication, and their contacts in the United States,” Arain shared. “They are asked religious questions that have nothing to do with the mission of CBP, which is to determine if individuals are lawfully permitted to enter the country.”
Besides being an abuse of power by CBP, Arain emphasized the unconstitutional nature of religious questioning.
“They are also seizing and searching people’s electronics at the border without probable cause,” Arain continued. “If someone refuses to unlock their device, CBP will often take it from the individual and keep it to jailbreak.”
Unlike CBP, the FBI has regularly appeared as a leading perpetrator of anti-Muslim discrimination in CAIR’s annual reports, most recently coming in fourth place.
The FBI’s targeting of Muslims most often involves unwarranted surveillance of and unjustified visits to mosques, homes, and workplaces to question people about their social networks and religious beliefs.
“Questions include: Do you know so-and-so at your masjid? Do you know anybody who is ‘radicalized?’ What do you think about such-and-such imam? What are your thoughts about this school of religious thought?” explained Arain. “Such behavior discourages Muslims from exercising their first amendment right to free practice of religion because they feel threatened.”
Taken together, federal agencies were responsible for 35 percent of all documented complaints–more than any other category, including harassment, hate crimes, and employment discrimination.
In its report, CAIR attributes this “almost unprecedented level of government hostility toward a religious minority” to the presidency of Donald Trump in general and his multiple executive orders banning Muslim travel to the U.S., which spurred 18 percent of all recorded Islamophobic incidents from 2017….
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5 years ago
This kind of clownish interference with the normal workings of law enforcement needs to end.
“They are also seizing and searching people’s electronics at the border without probable cause,” Arain continued. “If someone refuses to unlock their device, CBP will often take it from the individual and keep it to jailbreak.”
I do have some sympathy for Arain’s reaction here, and the law needs to be quite clear about what can be searched. But the Constitution merely prohibits “unreasonable searches and siezures”. Something for Congress and the Courts to decide. And yes, if you have been visiting certain nations, or associated with certain people, then there is reasonable cause to serach you and your possessions.
“Questions include: Do you know so-and-so at your masjid? Do you know anybody who is ‘radicalized?’ What do you think about such-and-such imam? What are your thoughts about this school of religious thought?” explained Arain. “Such behavior discourages Muslims from exercising their first amendment right to free practice of religion because they feel threatened.”
Always make sure you mask your hate-driven, infidel-enclaving, pedophile ideology under the guise of “religion”. And always make sure you use the protections of American law to enable the subversion of America by a people who loathe what this nation stands for: liberty and justice for all, not privileged status in the eyes of the law based on some idelogical affiliation, a condition under which non-Moslems living in Moslem lands have always been subject to.
Moslems: your indignation is highly selective. Gee, I wonder why.
5 years ago
Pamela’s link to the notice of the lawuit suit contrains the following:
If you or your friends or family have experienced significant and invasive travel delays, please file a report with our Civil Rights Department at https://www.cair.com/report.
Gee, maybe Americans can help CAIR. Perhaps all patritoic Americans should contact CAIR whenever we are inconvenienced at travel check points which, I agree, are annoying. Say, CAIR, would you like to discuss why it is, since 2001, Americans have been subject to more intense scrutiny in their travel and communications? Just let me know- I, and a few friends would be happy to discuss the rationale with you.
Say, CAIR, have you ever expressed any “civil rights” concern over the jizya, a tax levied solely on non-Moslems? Any discussion of that in the American Moslem community?
5 years ago
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Liatris Spicata
Agree. And UN Supports Jihadi Invasion and Islamic Takeover of Non-Muslim Lands after rejecting Trump’s Nominee https://tinyurl.com/yc88lljq
So why are we funding these scumbags ?
5 years ago
Lol, F*ck off terrorists!
5 years ago
Moslems hate it when you fight back.
5 years ago
And subtract the hoaxes…. What’s left over is the legitimate interests of law enforcement.
It’s hardly surprising that Left-nastism loves Islam, which is little more or less than Islam-nastism. One could argue Nastism is really just Islam-lite, albeit I personally think of Nastists as well groomed Leftists who have taken a bath and found a decent tailor.
Meanwhile the rest of us are 6th class citizens if we count at all. And many of us are already on ‘watchlists’ for whatever reason – with no probable cause other than probably being pro-American, pro-freedom, and anti-Leftist, anti-bigots.
Just complainin’
5 years ago
Oh no , poor Mr Lo .
Validate your 2nd Amendment Rights………. Carry !
5 years ago
“Muslim travelers are often taken to secondary inspection and questioned about their background, their communication, and their contacts in the United States,” Arain shared. “ Gee, has anyone bothered to inform this jackass that, the U.S. has EVERY right to question who ever it wants, in any fashion, those it allows, or doesn’t into it’s borders? Who gives a sh*t if their privacy is invaded, or they are asked religious questions. They’re getting it easy.
5 years ago
I WANT TO KNOW WHO THE JUDGE IS ON THIS ONE!
5 years ago
Have you ever noticed that the only thing ICE is “guilty” of doing is their appointed duty and mission of enforcing the laws passed by Congress?
5 years ago
“Muslim travelers are often taken to secondary inspection and questioned about their background, their communication, and their contacts in the United States”….as well as why they have a dynamite belt strapped to their chest….
5 years ago
America has a right to protect her citizens and her country…..it’s in our Constitution that Government is responsible for that protection…it’s why we pay taxes…..
Hamas/Cair can go straight to Hellllllll…..sick of them trying to subvert our laws!
5 years ago
Questioning their religous beleif? Wow I’m so surprised. Especially since their book call for the murder of infidels and more. Yup I sure as heck want to question them. They did 9/11 and many other instances. I sure don’t trust them and these searches are REASONABLE
5 years ago
‘cair’ and its “off-shoots” are the organizations that the
McCarran / Walter Act – which is still a law on the law books
is not to be admitted into America along with its followers. ‘cair’ is nothing but the FRONT for the muslembrotherhood.
5 years ago
Islamolawfare
