Discriminatory Profiling

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12 Discriminatory Profiling Cases

TSA Screening at Airport
Court Case
Aug 2017

Discriminatory Profiling

Darweesh v. Trump

This case challenges President Trump鈥檚 Muslim ban. The lead plaintiffs have been detained by the U.S. government and threatened with deportation even though they have valid visas to enter the United States. One plaintiff, Hameed Darweesh, an Iraqi husband and father of three, worked for the U.S. military and his life was in danger in Iraq due to that relationship. The other plaintiff鈥檚 wife and son were threatened because of their perceived ties to the United States. U.S. Customs and Border Protection detained both men in JFK Airport in New York as they entered the country.
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Court Case
Aug 2017
TSA Screening at Airport

Discriminatory Profiling

Darweesh v. Trump

This case challenges President Trump鈥檚 Muslim ban. The lead plaintiffs have been detained by the U.S. government and threatened with deportation even though they have valid visas to enter the United States. One plaintiff, Hameed Darweesh, an Iraqi husband and father of three, worked for the U.S. military and his life was in danger in Iraq due to that relationship. The other plaintiff鈥檚 wife and son were threatened because of their perceived ties to the United States. U.S. Customs and Border Protection detained both men in JFK Airport in New York as they entered the country.
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NYPD car
Court Case
Aug 2017

Discriminatory Profiling

Raza v. City of New York - Legal Challenge to NYPD Muslim Surveillance Program

The ACLU, the NYCLU, and the CLEAR project at CUNY Law School filed a lawsuit in June 2013 challenging the New York City Police Department's discriminatory and unjustified surveillance of New York Muslims. We were later joined by the law firm of Morrison & Foerster LLP. The plaintiffs include three religious and community leaders, two mosques, and one charitable organization, all of whom were subject to the NYPD's unconstitutional religious profiling program. In January 2016, we announced a proposed settlement in the case with important reforms that include a bar against NYPD investigations on the basis of race, religion, or ethnicity, and the creation of a civilian representative position to oversee rules that safeguard against discriminatory and unjustified NYPD surveillance. That settlement was a joint one, with both the NYPD and the lawyers in Handschu v. Special Services Division, a long-standing class action that challenged the NYPD鈥檚 unlawful surveillance of political groups and activists. In October 2016, the federal district court judge presiding over the Handschu case held that he would approve the settlement if the parties agreed to three alterations, which would further strengthen protections. In March 2017, the courts in both Handschu and Raza approved the revised settlement.
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Raza V. City Of New York - Legal Challenge To Nypd Muslim Surveillance Program. Explore Case.
Court Case
Aug 2017
NYPD car

Discriminatory Profiling

Raza v. City of New York - Legal Challenge to NYPD Muslim Surveillance Program

The ACLU, the NYCLU, and the CLEAR project at CUNY Law School filed a lawsuit in June 2013 challenging the New York City Police Department's discriminatory and unjustified surveillance of New York Muslims. We were later joined by the law firm of Morrison & Foerster LLP. The plaintiffs include three religious and community leaders, two mosques, and one charitable organization, all of whom were subject to the NYPD's unconstitutional religious profiling program. In January 2016, we announced a proposed settlement in the case with important reforms that include a bar against NYPD investigations on the basis of race, religion, or ethnicity, and the creation of a civilian representative position to oversee rules that safeguard against discriminatory and unjustified NYPD surveillance. That settlement was a joint one, with both the NYPD and the lawyers in Handschu v. Special Services Division, a long-standing class action that challenged the NYPD鈥檚 unlawful surveillance of political groups and activists. In October 2016, the federal district court judge presiding over the Handschu case held that he would approve the settlement if the parties agreed to three alterations, which would further strengthen protections. In March 2017, the courts in both Handschu and Raza approved the revised settlement.
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Ziglar v. Abbasi
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2017

Discriminatory Profiling

Ziglar v. Abbasi

Whether a cause of action is available under the Constitution for violations of prisoners鈥 due process and equal protection rights when the prisoners were abused in immigration custody and when the government asserts that the abuse touches on national security decisions.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2017
Ziglar v. Abbasi

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Ziglar v. Abbasi

Whether a cause of action is available under the Constitution for violations of prisoners鈥 due process and equal protection rights when the prisoners were abused in immigration custody and when the government asserts that the abuse touches on national security decisions.
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Bad Trip: Debunking the TSA's 'Behavior Detection' Program
Court Case
Feb 2017

Discriminatory Profiling

桃子视频v. TSA

The 桃子视频and the NYCLU filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit in March 2015 demanding documents relating to the TSA's Screening Passengers by Observation Techniques (SPOT) program. The TSA turned over hundreds of documents in response, and in February 2017 the 桃子视频released a report analyzing the records.
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Court Case
Feb 2017
Bad Trip: Debunking the TSA's 'Behavior Detection' Program

Discriminatory Profiling

桃子视频v. TSA

The 桃子视频and the NYCLU filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit in March 2015 demanding documents relating to the TSA's Screening Passengers by Observation Techniques (SPOT) program. The TSA turned over hundreds of documents in response, and in February 2017 the 桃子视频released a report analyzing the records.
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Sign that reads "NO ENTRY"
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2015

Discriminatory Profiling

John F. Kerry, Secretary of State, et al., v. Fauzia Din

Whether a U.S. citizen can obtain judicial review of a consular decision to deny her spouse a visa.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2015
Sign that reads "NO ENTRY"

Discriminatory Profiling

John F. Kerry, Secretary of State, et al., v. Fauzia Din

Whether a U.S. citizen can obtain judicial review of a consular decision to deny her spouse a visa.
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