Aug 21 3:46 PM

'Muslims need not apply'

Ahmad Muhanna and his wife Reem Muhanna are plaintiffs in a legal case that the ACLU has against US Immigration for its treatment of Muslim applicants in the citizenship process. (ACLU of Southern California)
Mei-Chun Jau

The ACLU of Southern California released a report about a newly-discovered national security program that grants the FBI and another law enforcement agencies the authority to exclude Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim and South Asian communities from citizenship. 

The Controlled Application Review and Resolution Program (CARRP) was implemented in 2008 to prevent applicants seen as "national security concerns" from receiving immigration benefits. The ACLU is arguing that the policy is overwhelmingly affecting Muslim applicants.

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