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Gov’t Targeted Muslims Ahead of 2004 Election

HeadlineNov 03, 2008

The New York Times has revealed the Department of Homeland Security used racial profiling as part of an anti-terrorism program four year ago. More than 2,000 Muslim immigrants were investigated or interrogated in the lead-up to the 2004 election. Newly disclosed government data shows that most were found to have done nothing wrong.

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