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LOUISVILLE, Ky. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed Saturday that it held Muhammad Ali Jr., the son of the late legendary boxer, for questioning in a Florida airport earlier this month, but said Ali wasn't singled out because he's a Muslim.
Ali Jr., 44, and his mother, Khalilah Camacho-Ali, the second wife of Muhammad Ali, were pulled aside for questioning at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Feb. 7 while returning from a speaking engagement in Jamaica, Chris Mancini, a Florida lawyer and friend of the Ali family, told The Courier-Journal on Friday.
Mancini said the pair were detained because of their Arabic-sounding names, and Ali Jr. was repeatedly asked, "Where did you get your name from?" and "Are you Muslim?"
Customs spokesman Daniel Hetlage declined to provide details of the incident, citing policies that protect travelers' privacy, but he wrote in an email that the agency does not discriminate on the basis of religion, race, ethnicity or sexual orientation.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/customs-ali%e2%80%99s-son-wasnt-detained-because-hes-muslim/ar-AAnp6Vn?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=edgsp
Right and the check is in the mail
Else You Are Mad
(3,040 posts)So they didn't target him because he is Muslim, they targeted him because his name is a Muslim name...? That is some absurd mental gymnastics...
angstlessk
(11,862 posts)" but said Ali wasn't singled out because he's a Muslim. "
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" Ali Jr. was repeatedly asked, "Where did you get your name from?" and "Are you Muslim?" "
Doreen
(11,686 posts)ornotna
(10,807 posts)This country is run by imbeciles.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,192 posts)It's not just Trump's ideology. It's that his administration is very incompetent.
NotThisTime
(3,657 posts)50 Shades Of Blue
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heaven05
(18,124 posts)they asked him if he was muslim because of his name....they really think decent people are like the ignorant voter of the boypotuspuppet. Sad.
LisaL
(44,974 posts)Never mind that he is a US citizen, so what reason could have they possibly had?