Airports targeting US Muslims and leaving them stranded in foreign countries

U.S. Muslim Travelers Warned of 'Forced Exile' American Muslims face denial of due process, pressure to become informants (WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/9/10)—CAIR today issued an advisory to American Muslims—whether citizens, permanent residents or visa holders—warning of the risk of "forced exile" when traveling overseas or attempting to return to the United States. Muslim travelers are urged to know their legal rights if they are placed on the so-called "no-fly list." In the past few months, CAIR has received a number of reports of American Muslims stranded overseas when they are placed on the government's no-fly list. Those barred from returning to the United States report being denied proper legal representation, being subjected to FBI pressure tactics to give up the constitutionally-guaranteed right to remain silent, having their passports confiscated without due process, and being pressured to become informants for the FBI. These individuals have not been told why they were placed on the no-fly list or how to remove their names from the list. SEE: Cases of American Muslims Barred from U.S. (CAIR) http://www.cair.com/ArticleDetails.as... American Man in Limbo on No-Fly List (NY Times) http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/16/wor... U.S. Muslims Facing Problems in Return from Abroad (Wash. Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/... FBI agents have reportedly told a number of individuals that they face being stranded outside the United States longer, or forever, unless they give up their rights to legal representation or to refuse interrogations and polygraph tests. But even those who submitted to interrogations without an attorney or to the "lie detector" tests remain stranded. CAIR cooperated with the ACLU on its recently-filed lawsuit challenging the lack of due process in placing travelers on the no-fly list. SEE: ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging Unconstitutional 'No Fly List' http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releas...