America's longest-serving Muslim mayor, Mohamed Khairullah highlights the repercussions of being on the FBI watchlist
Khairullah, who had sought refuge in the US after escaping violence in Syria in the 1990s, never imagined he would end up on the list.
"I think we could change the narrative by being involved within the system. They no longer can say, ‘any Mohammed is whatever we see on TV, because the Mohammed in Prospect Park, NJ, is the person we know that helps people and raises funds for areas hit by disaster’," he says.The urgent need to reform the FBI watchlist
According to Khairullah, federal agents provide no explanations regarding the watchlist to elected officials, congresspeople or senators. This lack of transparency further exacerbates the situation for Muslim citizens listed by the FBI. “A flight between the New York area and Chicago could be less than two hours by plane, but then some people choose to take a 16-hour car ride if they need to go there” — because many would rather avoid harassment at the airport.
These stories reveal the profound human toll exacted by the watchlist system, leaving affected individuals with lasting scars and eroding their sense of safety and dignity.One of the FBI’s tactics while monitoring those on the watchlist is to coerce them into becoming informants within their communities. Mayor Khairullah, himself, was subjected to this approach.
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