Press Releases
about National Security
Oct 04, 2024
Appeals Court Reinstates Muslim Americans’ Lawsuit Challenging Discriminatory Questioning by U.S. Border Officers
This questioning is part of a broader decades-long problem of border officers targeting Muslim American travelers because of their religion
Issue Areas:
National Security
Religious Liberty
Court case: Kariye v. Mayorkas
Oct 03, 2024
Biden Administration Defends Unlawful Trump Policy that Blocked Military Service Members’ Path to Expedited Citizenship
In new filing, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û urges appeals court to uphold ruling in Samma v. Department of Defense
Issue Areas:
National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 18, 2024
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Statement on Senator’s Discriminatory Questioning of Civil Rights Leader Maya Berry
WASHINGTON — ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Executive Director Anthony D. Romero, released the following statement regarding Sen. John Kennedy’s questioning of Maya Berry, the ...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Prisoners' Rights
Sep 12, 2024
Muslim Americans Urge Ninth Circuit to Hold Government Accountable for Illegal Religious Questioning by Border Officers
SAN FRANCISCO — The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û and its partners argued today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on behalf of three Muslim Americans who are ch...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Religious Liberty
Court case: Kariye v. Mayorkas
Sep 11, 2024
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Statement on the 23rd Commemoration of 9/11
WASHINGTON — In commemoration of the 23rd anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Hina Shamsi, director of the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û’s National Security Project...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Aug 28, 2024
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Files Lawsuit Challenging U.S. Government’s Unlawful Detention and Inhumane Treatment of Acquitted Man
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Nizar Trabelsi, a Tunisian national who was acquitted of terrorism-related charges last year, filed a lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern D...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Immigrants' Rights
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