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ARTICLE · 18 OCTOBER 2023

Religious Institutions Update: October 2023

In Haidari v. Mayorkas, No. 22-cv-2939 (ECT/ECW), 2023 WL 5487351 (D. Minn. Aug. 24, 2023), the court dismissed the plaintiff's claim that federal agents have subjected him to enhanced screening...

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Enhanced Airport Screening Did Not Violate Free Exercise Clause

In Haidari v. Mayorkas, No. 22-cv-2939 (ECT/ECW), 2023 WL 5487351 (D. Minn. Aug. 24, 2023), the court dismissed the plaintiff's claim that federal agents have subjected him to enhanced screening at airports and other locations because he is a Muslim. The plaintiff is a naturalized U.S. citizen who travels frequently in connection with his vehicle auction business. Federal agents have detained him on eight occasions for up to several hours at a time, causing him to miss flights and suffer humiliation and anxiety. The court ruled that the plaintiff alleged no facts tending to show that he received the Secondary Security Screening Selection (SSSS) designation and enhanced screenings because he is a Muslim. The court added that the plaintiff failed plausibly to show that a governmental policy exists by alleging only that he suffered assertedly unlawful conduct. Furthermore, he

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