American Civil Liberties Union uncover govt program to screen immigrants for national security concerns

American Civil Liberties Union uncover govt program to screen immigrants for national security concerns

26 August, 2013

Civil liberties advocates said Wednesday they have uncovered a government program to screen immigrants for national security concerns that has blacklisted some Muslims and put their U.S. citizenship applications on hold for years.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern said in a report that federal immigration officers are instructed to find ways to deny applications that have been deemed a national security concern. For example, they’ll flag discrepancies in a petition or claim they failed to receive sufficient information from the immigrant.

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