Southern Poverty Law Center Issues Statement on Detainment of Iranians, Iranian Americans at Ports of Entry
January 08, 2020
January 08, 2020
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Jan. 8 -- Southern Poverty Law Center issued the following statement by Interim President and CEO Karen Baynes-Dunning on the reports that Iranians and Iranian Americans are being detained and questioned at ports of entry:
"Reports that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection is detaining and questioning Iranian Americans is in direct violation of their constitutional rights, and every single one of us should be alarmed.
"Since day one, the . . .
"Reports that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection is detaining and questioning Iranian Americans is in direct violation of their constitutional rights, and every single one of us should be alarmed.
"Since day one, the . . .