American Civil Liberties Union : FBI Interviews

There has never been a more urgent need to preserve fundamental privacy protections and our system of checks and balances than the need we face today, as illegal government spying, provisions of the Patriot Act and government-sponsored torture programs transcend the bounds of law and our most treasured values in the name of national security.

FBI Interviews (8/5/2004)


		FBI INTERVIEWS

Since September 11, 2001, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have initiated four sweeping programs that amount to racial profiling on a national scale.

There have been countless instances of Muslims and Arab-Americans from all regions of the country being suspected and detained on the basis of their ethnicity and religious beliefs. This has included a nation-wide effort to send FBI agents into immigrant communities to interrogate individuals based solely on their ethnicity, race or religion.

The ACLU is providing legal support to victims of racial, ethnic or religious discrimination.

If the FBI approaches you or your family members, learn how you can protect yourself and urge your Congressional Representative or your Senators to support the adoption of the End Racial Profiling Act. Read more >>

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