Updated
Dec 18, 2020
Pervasive Surveillance Tactics Have Haunted Muslim Americans For Years
Decades of discriminatory profiling and government surveillance have eroded trust, vilified Muslim Americans and traumatized a community.
Illustration: HuffPost; Photo: Getty Images
“There’s little to no reason to trust that it won’t happen in your community or my community," said Hina Shamsi, the director of the American Civil Liberties Union National Security Project.
The Supreme Court unanimously determined last week that three Muslim men may seek monetary damages from the FBI agents who, according to the men, placed them on a no-fly list because they refused to spy on their communities as informants.