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$1.26M awarded by U.S. to Muslims in suit
Documents filed Monday in Brooklyn (N.Y.) Federal Court indicated the government admitted no wrongdoing as part of the settlement with the men, the New York Daily News reported.
"We were deprived of our rights and abused simply because of our religion and the color of our skin," plaintiff Yasser Ebrahim, 37, who now lives in Egypt, told the newspaper. "After seven long years, I am relieved to be able to try to rebuild my life. ... I sincerely hope this will never happen again."
The plaintiffs charged they were jailed, and eventually deported, simply because of racial profiling. Listed as defendants were then-U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller.
The Daily News said the men also alleged they were abused inside the federal lock-up in Brooklyn, with guards smashing their faces into a wall adorned with an American flag T-shirt bearing the slogan, "These colors don't run."
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This news arrived on: 11/04/2009
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11-05-2009 15:27
mockNbird wrote:
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As long as they stay deported we win. In fact, it might not be a bad idea to give each of the idiots 210,000 dollars apiece. How many live here? It would put dollars into the travel industry (getting back to country of origin) so it would not be a complete bust and of course, it would be taxed. We could propably give them a plane ticket and a 100 thou and get rid of all of them. That is sure cheaper than any of the other entitlements in this country. And we could breath free again. And don't let them back in.
11-05-2009 14:21
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Well, if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck...........
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