Posted on 02/24/2017 10:12:16 PM PST by Jyotishi
In a shocking development, it has been revealed that the son of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali was detained for hours by immigration officials earlier this month at a Florida airport, and was repeatedly asked about his religion.
Muhammad Ali Jr, 44, and his mother, Khalilah Camacho-Ali, the first wife of Muhammad Ali, were arriving at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on February 7 after an event in Jamaica, when they were pulled aside while going through customs because of their 'Arabic-sounding names', reports the USA Today quoting Ali's family friend and lawyer Chris Mancini.
Camacho-Ali was let go after she showed them a photo of herself with her ex-husband, however, her son was not so lucky as he was badgered for two straight hours, where he was repeatedly asked 'Where did you get your name from?' and 'Are you Muslim?'
When Ali Jr responded that yes, he is a Muslim, the officers kept questioning him about his religion and where he was born.
Mancini said he and the Ali family are contemplating filing a federal lawsuit and are currently trying to find out how many other people have been subjected to the same treatment as Ali Jr.
"Imagine walking into an airport and being asked about your religion. This is classic customs profiling," he said.
Mancini also emphasised that the line of questioning was clearly designed to produce answers that corroborate what officials want to hear, adding that neither Camacho-Ali nor Ali Jr have ever been subjected to detainment before, despite extensive global travel experience.
"To the Ali family, it's crystal clear that this is directly linked to Mr Trump's efforts to ban Muslims from the United States," Mancini said, referring to President Trump's executive order signed Jan 27 that instituted a ban for citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries.
Meanwhile, Trump promised the nation on Friday that his administration is working on a 'brand new action' that will foil attempts by potential terrorist elements from entering the United States.
Addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference, the President emphasised that he will not disappoint Americans.
White House officials have said a new immigration ban will be released shortly after his first one sparked protests and faced a blockade in court, reports the Guardian.
IMAGE: Muhammad Ali Jr. Photograph: ANI
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Muhammad Ali doesn’t just sound like an Arabic name it is one.
And sorry but people get hassled all the time at airports for stupid reasons.
>>However, we in the West didn’t have much of a problem with Islam until 9/11
So we should ignore the ‘72 Olympics, the first WTC attack by the Blind Sheik’s people, and a myriad of other events? Sorry, but your knowledge of history on this is woefully incomplete. See my FR profile page and scroll down to the section on Selected ROP activities. Read until you get to 9/11, then then let’s discuss your assertion here, shall we?
In a shocking development>>>>>>>>>>>
AllahWahoo Wackbar!
Freedom of choice does not mean freedom from the consequences of choices.
This is the sort of guy who would say whatever he thought would help the situation. The truth wouldn't matter to him.
Yup. Stopped reading as soon as I saw the story was based on “information” from the family’s hired liar. When will the fakestream media ever learn?
It just doesn’t get any better than this! Hate Americans...Don’t have American names...Worship Islam...Come in and out of the country...and are shocked that your muslim name does not screen you out for inspection???????
What goes around comes around. LoL!
His real surname name is Clay
Thank Chicago’s Fast Eddie for the name change.
We had a family friend, an American, who looked like an Italian mob boss. Any time he was traveling in or out of the US he was delayed at every airport for extra scrutiny. It was a running joke amongst his close friends who kidded him all the time about the flights he'd missed and the number of times they had to wait for him to finally show up at their destination.
Never once did I ever hear him, or any of his friends, complain about how racist the customs and immigration officials were towards him. He was always grateful they were doing a thorough job.
As for myself, I served during Vietnam, not in Vietnam though, in the Navy. I told my sons that if things had been different and I had been drafted, I would have picked up my rifle and gone to war.
As for Ali, I will sympathize with someone who is truly a conscientious objector. But Ali evaded military service, ostensibly as a C/O, and then made a living, engaging in violence, beating the crap out of people. What a phony.
Yep, long history goes back 1400 yrs. I do think 911 was the beginning of WWIII.
Stupid, they probably asked about his name because of Muhammad Ali.
Twisting things around. I hope the entire video comes out to show just how ridiculous this is.
Bingo! this supposedly happened on the 7th and we’re just hearing about it now?
I understand why you say that but let's not forget, Islam has been a cancer on civilization for 1,400 years, and has killed 270 million people.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t_Qpy0mXg8Y
So tell us, what do you think REALLY happened on 9/11?
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed Saturday that it held Muhammad Ali Jr., the son of the late legendary boxer, for questioning in a Florida airport earlier this month, but said Ali wasn’t singled out because he’s a Muslim.
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