Conyers calls for inquiry of treatment of Muslim Americans

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/152009-conyers-calls-for-investigation-of-treatment-of-muslim-americans-at-border

The ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee has called for an investigation into claims by American Muslims that they are being harassed by U.S. customs and border officials while trying to cross back into the country from Canada.

Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) asked the Justice Department (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to investigate allegations made by the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) that American-Muslims are being handcuffed, interrogated and sexually harassed for hours by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents along the northern border.

“With federal hearings on radicalization and intense scrutiny by law enforcement of religious institutions, the American-Islamic community today is living in a climate that has the risk of producing a siege mentality,” said Conyers in a statement.

“The American-Islamic community should know that the federal government will protect the interests of the community, while maintaining the appropriate focus on national security.”

And about time the disgusting bigotry against Muslims was addressed.

Of course no one was held accountable for the torture and humiliation and years of wrongful incarceration of so many innocent Muslims, nor are they allowed access to the U.S. court system to get any justice, as their cases are rejected over and over again.

As the Pillsbury-dough-girl white mother of children with dark hair, eyes and skin ... and Arabic names crossing the border is never a "good time"

I like him, I live in the same state. But why does he not do this when his party is in power?!

I live in metro Detroit (not in Conyers district) ....I think this is in response to the asinine congressional hearings r/t Muslims living in the U.S. The hearings were offensive on so many levels.

over? That faded fast thank goodness.