Muslim leaders: FBI agents are pressuring Muslims to spy on each other

Muslim leaders: FBI agents are pressuring Muslims to spy on each other
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) says that Muslims in California, Ohio, Texas, Minnesota, and other states are being pressured by FBI agents to spy on other Muslims in mosques, restaurants, and hookah lounges.

"These visits aren't based on people being suspected of doing anything wrong," Jennifer Wicks, an attorney and head of CAIR's civil rights department, told the Los Angeles Times. "It's because this is a Muslim community. That's why people are being targeted."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.