Source: New Hampshire Union Leader
“A U.S. appeals court said three Muslim men cannot sue FBI agents after being placed on the ‘No Fly List’ for refusing to become government informants. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said the 16 agents were protected by qualified immunity, despite their ‘improper behavior’ and the three men’s belief that Muslims in America had been unfairly targeted. Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch wrote for a three-judge panel that the agents had no reason to believe they were violating the men’s religious beliefs, because none of the men had told them so during their interactions. … Muhammad Tanvir, Jameel Algibhah and Naveed Shinwari sued in 2013 after being put on the No Fly List for refusing to spy on U.S. Muslim communities, despite no evidence the men threatened airline or passenger safety.” (10/29/24)