Three U.S. citizens are accusing federal immigration authorities of stopping them nearly every time they return from traveling overseas and questioning them about their Muslim faith
WASHINGTON—Three U.S. citizens are accusing federal immigration authorities of stopping them nearly every time they return to the country from traveling overseas and questioning them about their Muslim faith,The citizens are three Muslim men living in different parts of the country: One works in commercial real estate, one works in financial services, and one is the imam of a local mosque.
All three claim that, when returning from international travel, they were stopped by border officers and brought into secondary screening, where officers asked them questions such as whether they were Sunni or Shia, how often they pray and what aspects of Islam they have studied. In each case, the men said they were led to believe they wouldn’t be free to leave government custody unless they cooperated, the lawsuit states.
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