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America's longest-serving Muslim mayor, @MayorKhairullah, was disinvited from the @WhiteHouse #Eid celebration just hours before it was set to begin b/c the @SecretService didn't grant him clearance. This insult against a respected Muslim official is totally unacceptable. 1/6
Only months ago, Mayor Khairullah was praised by elected officials across the state as one of the longest serving Muslim mayors in the country, and the longest in New Jersey. 2/6
Today, in an affront to the Muslim community and the American public at large, and in what may have been the use of the secret watchlist, the Secret Service denied Mayor Khairullah entry, on the basis that he was not cleared by security. 3/6
This incident reeks of government overreach and anti-Muslim bigotry. We call on the @WhiteHouse to investigate the @SecretService, re-invite Mayor to the White House, apologize to him, and disband the secret watchlist. 4/6
If these such incidents are happening to high-profile and well-respected American-Muslim figures like Mayor Khairullah, this then begs the question: what is happening to Muslims who do not have the access and visibility that the mayor has? 5/6
Read our statement for more information. 6/6
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