Profiling Update

Profiling Update

29 ACLU Chapters Join Muslim Advocates Suit v. DOJ Over Full Disclosure of FBI Guidelines

June 25, 2010
July 27, 2010--Today, 29 state chapters of the ACLU join the national legal and educational organization Muslim Advocates in an ongoing legal effort to seek full disclosure of the unedited copy of investigative guidelines the FBI has issued to...

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By Munleen Soni on June 25, 2010

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Muslim Advocates, NAACP Urge Dept. of Justice Make Full Review of FBI Conduct in Detroit Imam's Shooting

February 11, 2010
(WASHINGTON, DC) February 11, 2010--In a letter sent today to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, national civil rights organizations Muslim Advocates and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) expressed their shared concern over the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) use of lethal force in the October 28, 2009 shooting death of Detroit Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah, its use of undisclosed informants, and recent inflammatory and misleading comments made by the head of the Detroit FBI office.

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By Munleen Soni on February 11, 2010

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Muslim Advocates Report Documents Harassment of American Muslims by Federal Agents at U.S. Border, Airports

June 17, 2009
In a recently-released report, Unreasonable Intrusions: Investigating the Politics, Faith & Finances of Americans Returning Home, Muslim Advocates documents the systematic and widespread practice of federal agents interrogating Americans returning home after overseas travel at our nation's borders and international...

By Munleen Soni on June 17, 2009

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Muslim Advocates seeks FBI guidelines on racial profiling of Muslim Americans

June 17, 2009
June 17, 2009--Muslim Advocates recently filed a final appeal under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) with the Department of Justice for Federal Bureau of Investigation documents which establish guidelines for systematic racial profiling against American Muslims....

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By Munleen Soni on June 17, 2009