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CTV: The Mohawk Council is sending out eviction notices to non-natives who live in the South Shore community. Band councilors say their laws interdict non-natives from living on their land, and so they are giving several dozen people ten days to leave the reserve. "It's nothing new to anybody," said Grand Chief Mike Delisle. "[Anyone] who's saying, 'well, I never heard of this, it's racist' or what have you, It's been a custom in Kahnawake since time immemorial."
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The Mall of America is the biggest shopping mall in America its 4.2 million square feet includes 520 stores, Nickelodeon indoor amusement park, theaters, a Mini-Golf course, and a giant underwater aquarium complete with sharks. Its more than a Mall, its a tourist destination. Now the mall has added a brand new feature, a Muslim prayer room. Boys and girls can you say Sharia Creep?:
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Televangelist: I lost my show over Muslim remarks ST. PETERSBURG -- Televangelist Bill Keller may have finally met an opponent he can't out-talk. The controversial late-night Christian talk show host, known for his biting criticism of religious, political and pop culture figures, is going off the air. Keller, 49, says he ran afoul of the Tampa Chapter of the Council of American Islamic Relations. The group calls Live Prayer with Bill Keller a hate-filled broadcast that damages Muslims and Islam. Earlier this month, CAIR asked CBS executives to remove Keller's nightly talk show from WTOG-TV Ch. 44, a CBS-owned station...
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Workers No Longer To Be Asked About Immigration Status (CBS/AP) WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Day laborers who successfully sued a Westchester village have won a tentative agreement that prohibits police officers from routinely asking their immigration status or otherwise discriminating against them, their lawyers said Monday. In addition, the village must pay more than half a million dollars of the workers' legal fees, they said. The agreement must be ratified by the Village of Mamaroneck Board of Trustees, which was to meet Monday night, and signed by federal Judge Colleen McMahon. Village attorney Lino Sciaretta confirmed that an agreement had...
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A female worker's immigration status doesn't bar her from a filing a sexual harassment lawsuit, a federal judge in Minneapolis has ruled. Maria Torres, a cook at the Perkins Restaurant and Bakery in St. Paul's Midway neighborhood, accused her boss of making sexually suggestive remarks, touching her and showing up unannounced at her house. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Torres filed a harassment and retaliation lawsuit, alleging Perkins started investigating her immigration status only after she complained. Attorneys for Perkins tried to have the case dismissed, arguing her suspected status as an undocumented worker barred her and the...
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., has called for the House Financial Services Committee to investigate Bank of America's practice of extending credit through secured credit cards sometimes used by undocumented workers. "As a member of the Financial Services committee, I believe that thorough Congressional oversight is necessary to address this legal loophole, which allows banks to issue credit cards to those who are in this country illegally," Blackburn said in a statement Friday. "We must protect our country and financial institutions from the security, financial, and terrorist risks this poses," Blackburn said. The call for an investigation followed...
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Illegal Immigrant Sues Radio Station For Following Law An illegal immigrant is suing a radio station because it abided by U.S. federal law in requiring her to provide a valid Social Security or tax identification number before giving her a prize she won in a contest. When the Mexican woman, living illegally in Chicago for 15 years, could not provide the proper documents, the station refused to giver her the prize. The woman had won a sports car previously owned by a popular Mexican singer and federal law requires the station to report the Social Security number of everyone who...
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<p>HAMTRAMCK, Michigan: A Muslim woman whose small-claims case was tossed out after she refused to remove her veil while testifying in court has been granted a new hearing.</p>
<p>Ginnnah Muhammad, 42, of Detroit, plans to wear a niqab — a scarf and veil that covers her head and face, leaving only the eyes visible — at her Feb. 21 hearing.</p>
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