News from the front lines of the Domestic War on Terror
March 18, 2004
Committee for the Release of Farouk Abdel-Muhti
Message from Farouk Abdel-Muhti
for the Antiwar Demonstration of March 20, 2004
For more on the national day of protest click here.
March 15, 2003
NJ Civil Rights Defense Committee and Families For Freedom
Open Letter on Conditions in Passaic and Hudson
County Jails
Human rights groups respond to reports of severe beatings and mistreatment of immigration inmates in New Jersey.
March 8, 2004
Committee for the Release of Farouk Abdel-Muhti
Palestinian Immigrant's Lawsuit Finally Gets Hearing
After nearly two years in immigration detention, Palestinian American activist Farouk Abdel-Muhti is finally getting a chance to present his case in court. We urge people concerned about free speech and human rights to make the effort to attend this hearing, set for March 30 in Federal Court in Harrisburg, PA.
March 6, 2003
Immigration News Briefs
NEW INDICTMENTS IN FLORIDA, IDAHO
Current trials of Muslim immigrants arrested on immigration violations and accused of terrorist ties.
February 4, 2003
Committee for the Release of Farouk Abdel-Muhti
Government Again Refuses to Release Palestinian Immigrant
The ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement, f.k.a. the INS) replies to a federal judge's order to explain why it is continuing to hold Farouk.
December 18, 2003
Immigration News Briefs
New Report Confirms MDC Abuses
Another report from the Inspector General documents abuse of 9/11 detainees at Manhattan Detention Center.
December 16, 2003
findlaw.com
OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO REQUIRE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO SHOW CAUSE WHY HE SHOULD NOT BE HELD IN CONTEMPT
In connection with the United States vs. Karim Koubriti, et. al., the defense files a motion to hold Attorney General John Ashcroft in contempt for making false public statements linking the defendants to 9/11.
December 7, 2003
Committee for the Release of Farouk Abdel-Muhti
Immigration Authorities Transfer NYC
Palestinian Activist to a Sixth County Jail
Following Assault by Guards
Farouk has been transferred again, days after guards searched his cell and knocked him around.
November 28, 2003
Committee for the Release of Farouk Abdel-Muhti
Palestinian Activist Placed in Solitary Following Assault by Corrections Officers
November 7, 2003
Not In Our Name
Release Oladokun Sulaiman! Tell SUNY Maritime to stop targeting immigrant students!
November 5, 2003
NY Press
Starving at the Company Store: Detained immigrants protest for rights at Wackenhut
Article on the Wackenhut Detention Facility in Jamaica (Queens), NY. Many asylum seekers have been held in indefinite detention there for years. Here's a quick view of Wackenhut the prison contractor. For even more interesting reading on the opportunism of private prison corporations in post-9/11 immigrant detentions go here.
October 31, 2003
Weekly News Update on the Americas
Detainees on Hunger Strike
September 11, 2003
Committee for the Release of Farouk Abdel-Muhti
A Message for the Peoples for Sept. 11, 2003
from Farouk Abdel-Muhti
August 25, 2003
Lawyers Committee for Human Rights
LCHR Rebuts Attorney General’s USA PATRIOT Speech
August 16, 2003
Committee for the Release of Farouk Abdel-Muhti
Mass Deportation Flight of Palestinians RESCHEDULED for the night of Monday, August 18, 2003
Farouk Abdel-Muhti is reportedly not to be deported with this group. Detainees believed to be on this flight: Muhammed Abu-Shaker, father of a 19-month-old U.S. citizen daughter; Munir Lami, a Palestinian man who has lived in the US for 16 years. He has raised nine children in this country and has eight grandchildren.
August 5, 2003
Committee for the Release of Farouk Abdel-Muhti
Farouk's birthday, August 9
Celebrate Farouk's birthday, the second he has spent in unjust imprisonment, by joining his supporters for an NYC protest or lifting his spirits with a letter.
August 5, 2003
Committee for the Release of Farouk Abdel-Muhti
Passaic hunger strike update
Farouk's fellow prisoners and friends Nigel Maccado and Hemnauth Mohabir have both been on a liquids-only hunger strike in Passaic County Jail since late in June. Here are two updates from Flavia Ayala of the NJ Civil Rights Defense Committee.
August 1, 2003
St. Petersburg Times
Affidavit: Al-Arian's group got money from Saudi charity
In light of controversy over the Bush administration's suppression of allegations linking Saudi agents to 9/11, it will be interesting to see if Sami Al-Arian, who had nothing to do with 9/11, is prosecuted for alleged links to Saudi financiers.
July 24, 2003
Providence Journal
Immigration case about politics, defendant says
Similarly to Farouk, Amer Jubran was arrested on immigration charges shortly after demonstrating in support of Palestine. He was first charged with giving false information. After a judge determined his attorney was at fault, the INS (BICE) charged him with entering into a false marriage to gain a green card.
June 18, 2003
Colorlines Magazine
Silencing Dissent
Thoroughgoing article focuses on the detentions of Farouk Abdel-Muhti and Amer Jubran.
June 8, 2003
criminaljustice.org
We've aimed, detained and missed before
Excellent article by David Cole on the domestic War on Terrorism to date. He estimates that as many as 5,000 Muslim immigrants have been detained in the wake of 9/11 and only one convicted of a terrorism-related crime.
June 5, 2003
Committee for the Release of Farouk Abdel-Muhti
Farouk's Statement for 6/5/03
55 Years Since al-Nakba: Imperialist Threats and Popular Resistance
Farouk comments on the situation of Palestinians in Syria, the current "road map" negotiations and the important distinction between Palestinian resistance to occupation forces and suicide bombings.
June 4, 2003
newsmax.com
Two Guilty in Detroit Terror Trial
One of these men is Karim Koubriti, the first 9/11 detainee to be convicted of a terrorism-related crime out of an estimated 5,000. Read the legal brief: United States vs. Karim Koubriti, et. al..
May 28, 2003
Immigration News Briefs
More than a year in detention - Release Farouk Abdel-Muhti Now!
May 28, 2003
Immigration News Briefs
No more broken promises - Free Mohammad Bachir Now!
May 28, 2003
Immigration News Briefs
Mass Deportation of Palestinians Signals Shift in Policy
May 16, 2003
Immigration News Briefs
"Terrorism" Cases a Sham
May 15, 2003
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Reports of terror crimes inflated
March 31, 2003
The New York Times
Immigration Groups Fault Rule on Automatic Detention of Some Asylum Seekers
March 23, 2003
Immigration News Briefs
War Affects Iraqis, Asylum Seekers
March 23, 2003
Immigration News Briefs
Another Florida Professor Seized
March 22, 2003
The New York Times
Leader of a Brooklyn Mosque Shifted From Jail Chaplain Post
March 7, 2003
The Washington Times
Sorry facts and apologies for the truth
Responding to the FBI's investigation of Al-Farooq Mosque in Brooklyn, columnist Diana West lets loose with both barrels on mosques and Muslim clerics she sees as supporters of terrorism.
March 7, 2003
Salon.com
My Arab Street
Writer Michelle Goldberg takes the trouble to actually talk to worshippers at the Al Farooq Mosque about their views.
March 3, 2003
Committee for the Release of Farouk Abdel-Muhti
Coalition for the Human Rights of Immigrants
URGENT ACTION: Farouk in Segregation
February 22, 2003
Immigration News Briefs
Palestinian Detainee Transferred
February 22, 2003
Immigration News Briefs
Palestinian Professor Seized
February 20, 2003
Associated Press
Detained Palestinian activist transferred to Pa. jail
February 16, 2003
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Many detainees still not charged
February 10, 2003
World War 3 Report
FAROUK ABDEL-MUHTI FACES TRANSFER THREAT
February 7, 2003
The Center for Public Integrity
Justice Dept. Drafts Sweeping Expansion
of Anti-Terrorism Act
Center Publishes Secret Draft of "Patriot II" Legislation
February 3, 2003
New York Magazine
The NYPD's War On Terror
January 31, 2003
from Immigration News Briefs
Senate Votes to Defund Registration
January 25, 2003
from Immigration News Briefs
Workers Seized In Superbowl Raids
January 22, 2003
Press Release from STOP THE DISAPPEARANCES CAMPAIGN
INS Detainees Suspend Hunger Strike
January 22, 2003
The New York Times
Hunger Strike by 6 Immigrants Continues
January 21, 2003
The Record
Hunger Strikers Demand Transfer
Activists Rally at Jail for 9/11 Detainees
January 18, 2003
Press Release from Committee for the Release of Farouk Abdel- Muhti
INS Attempts to Break Hunger Strike in Passaic Jail
December 25, 2002
The New York Times
Immigrants Sue Over Detentions After Checking In
December 24, 2002
The New York Times
Court Upholds Registration Plan
December 17, 2002
Press Release from Committee for the Release of Farouk Abdel- Muhti
INS Threatens to Deport Palestinians Through Egypt and Jordan
November 17, 2002
The New York Times
Agencies Monitor Iraqis in the U.S. for Terror Threat
Aug. 22, 2002
Newsmax.com
F lorida University Consults Court on Firing Arab Prof
Oct. 21, 2002
World War 3 Report
FAROUK ABDEL-MUHTI IN KAFKAESQUE NIGHTMARE
September 2002
Not With Our Money/Color Lines
Locking away profits: capitalizing on immigrant detentions has turned into a booming business for Lehman Brothers
July 26, 2002
World Socialist Web Site
Bush civil rights commissioner warns of detention camps for Arab Americans
February 8, 2002
The Washington Post
Deportee Sweep Will Start With Mideast Focus
February 8, 2002
FrontPageMag.com
The Case of Sami Al-Arian
September 21, 2003
Court TV
Some of the suspects rounded up in the Wake of the Sept. 11 terror attacks
Includes Karim Koubriti, who became the only 9/11 detainee to be convicted of a terrorism-related charge in June 2003.
POST-9/11 OVERVIEW
A Year of Loss: Reexamining Civil Liberties since September 11
Extensive report from the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights on the wide-ranging impact of 9/11 on civil rights, including lesser-discussed effects like the dampening of Congressional participation, the erosion of privacy, and the U.S.-led erosion of human rights standards around the world.
PRESUMPTION OF GUILT: Human Rights Abuses of Post-September 11 Detainees
From Human Rights Watch, a detailed accounting of how the United States' treatment of post-9/11 detainees violates international standards of human rights.
PRE-9/11 BACKGROUND
November 30, 1999
CNN.com
Released immigrant speaks out against use of secret evidence
November 29, 1999
CNN.com
Egyptian freed after being jailed 3 years on secret evidence
Fall 1998
Colorlines Magazine
Masked Racism: Reflections on the Prison Industrial Complex
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