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August 15, 2014

5 Muslim Americans File Lawsuit over Terrorist Watchlist 
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Five Muslim Americans have filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing the
U.S. government of unjustly placing them on the terrorist watchlist. One
plaintiff in the suit, Yaseen Kadura, says a federal official tried to
pressure him into becoming a government informant in Libya, using
removal from the no-fly list as an incentive. The Intercept news site
revealed last month the Obama administration has expanded the watchlist
system by approving broad guidelines over who can be targeted. Hundreds
of thousands of watchlisted individuals are recognized as having no ties
to terrorist groups.

 

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