U.S. Customs and Border Protection denies detaining Iranians, Iranian Americans as they try to enter the country.
President Donald Trump issued a warning to Iran via Twitter stating, “… should Iran strike any U.S. person or target, the United States will quickly & fully strike back."U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a statement saying allegations they are singling out and stopping Iranian Americans as they try to enter the country are false.
As a federal agency, CBP is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, creed, gender or religion. However, the Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said Sunday that more than 60 Iranians and Iranian Americans were detained and questioned at length at the Peace Arch Border Crossing in Blaine, Washington."Those detained reported that their passports were confiscated and they were questioned about their political views and allegiances.
Anti-war demonstrators rally on Jan. 4, 2020, in Seattle. Demonstrators rallied across the U.S. Saturday in response to increased tensions in the Middle East as a result of a U.S. airstrike that killed an Iranian general last week.
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