Senator Dick Durbin has requested the Department of Justice and the DOJ Inspector General to investigate the disproportionate prosecution of asylum seekers from Muslim-majority countries at the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas. This action follows a report indicating that migrants from these countries have been disproportionately imprisoned. Durbin highlighted concerns over potential discrimination and Islamophobic attacks, urging a swift response from DOJ officials. The Department of Homeland Security is also conducting an internal investigation on the matter.
The DOJ is facing questions from Capitol Hill over prosecutions of Muslim asylum-seekers in the wake of a Los Angeles Times report showing that migrants from majority-Muslim countries were disproportionately imprisoned at the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas. https://t.co/OapASdGuHe https://t.co/Yap0QdlX9e
Top Senate Dem calls for probe into Muslims prosecuted by DOJ for illegal border crossings https://t.co/VPUHFo1Tnl #FoxNews
Durbin cited "the rise of Islamophobic attacks" and urged DOJ officials to respond swiftly to questions over potential discrimination against individuals from Muslim-majority countries. https://t.co/Io1jBamlKt #FoxNews
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., called on the Department of Justice on Thursday to investigate whether migrants from Muslim-majority countries are being targeted for prosecution when crossing the southern border in Texas. https://t.co/Io1jBamlKt #FoxNews
I’m pressing the Justice Department to investigate the disproportionate prosecution of asylum seekers from Muslim-majority countries. Prosecutions targeting individuals based on protected characteristics are prohibited, and this troubling trend must be addressed. https://t.co/H3OBnib2sv
Top Senate Dem calls for probe into Muslims prosecuted by DOJ for illegal border crossings https://t.co/hFKNJafpZJ
.@SenatorDurbin sent a letter to both the Department of Justice and the DOJ Inspector General on Thursday requesting an investigation into the prosecutions of migrants from Muslim-majority countries: https://t.co/VrZ9oL95sP DHS is already investigating the matter internally. https://t.co/V4GdrLBkgm