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6 Apr, 4 tweets, 1 min read
BREAKING: We're suing on behalf of Ahmad Chebli, a Michigan father of two, because the government violated his constitutional rights when it placed him on the No Fly List after he refused to become an FBI informant.
For two years, Ahmad has been banned from flying to see family and friends, do his job, or fulfill his religious obligations as a Muslim.

The government has refused to give Ahmad the reason it put him on the No Fly LIst, or a fair process to get off it — and he's not alone.
Ahmad's ordeal is emblematic of the government's abusive use of the No Fly List, especially against Muslims, and the multiple constitutional violations that result.
We're suing to compel the government to stop violating Ahmad's constitutional rights and to remove him from the No Fly List.

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