On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that three American Muslim men who were placed or kept on the No-Fly List in retaliation for refusing to serve as terrorism informants may sue individual FBI agents for interfering with their freedom to practice their religion.
“It is a soaring feeling,” said lead plaintiff Muhammad Tanvir. “I made my life in this country, so this is important not just for me, but for everybody. I don’t want the same thing that the FBI as government spies in their religious communities. When the men refused, the FBI agents persisted. The FBI used tactics such as threatening the men with deportation, arrest, offering financial incentives, and assistance with family members’ immigration to the United States.
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