09-01-2020 18:33 via news.yahoo.com

DHS reviewing reports of Iranian-Americans delayed at border

The Department of Homeland Security's civil rights office will investigate reports that travelers of Iranian descent were singled out for extra scrutiny as they crossed the border from Canada into Washington last weekend, according to U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal.The Seattle Democrat's office said Thursday she had received assurances from DHS the matter is being reviewed and that the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties would send investigators to Washington.Civil rights groups and lawmakers
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