In the latest development, the Associated Press has revealed the New York City Police Department kept secret files on businesses owned by second- and third-generation Americans simply because they were Muslim. Records show plainclothes officers were assigned to target the region’s Syrian population and to “focus” on Muslims. More than 400 faculty members across the country have signed a petition condemning the spying and calling for New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Browne to resign.