Posts tagged racial profiling

My Name is Khan And Hence I was...

By Prerna on August 15, 2009
My Name is Khan And Hence I was Detained

Imagine detaining Tom Cruise in Mumbai because his common name is on a list of common names allegedly associated with ‘terrorism.’ Shahrukh Khan is living a Kafkaesque nightmare — detained in New Jersey for his last name while he is in the United States shooting “My... [+]

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15Aug

U.S. Government Wrongfully Detaining...

By Prerna on August 23, 2008
U.S. Government Wrongfully Detaining Citizens and Tourists

I came across an outrageous article today that reminded me of a caller I spoke to when I staffed the National Lawyers’ Guild 9-11 Hotline. He was a dual-citizen of Bulgaria and the United States who was apprehended by Homeland Security at the San Francisco... [+]

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23Aug

race is a proxy for 'illegal'...

By Prerna on March 14, 2008
race is a proxy for ‘illegal’ presence

How ridiculous is it that the ICE is deporting US citizens in error?! How do you possibly goof-up like that? Read the article here I m just going to be blunt. I don’t see any white people mistakenly identified as “illegal” and deported to Europe! The victims... [+]

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14Mar