ACLU urges CBP officials to stop confiscating Sikh asylees’ turbans

ACLU accuses Border Patrol agents of taking turbans from Sikh men

Sikhs have long been targets of US government harassment

The ACLU says Border Patrol agents are confiscating Sikh men's turbans

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNNBorder Patrol agents in Arizona have confiscated the turbans of dozens of Sikh men seeking asylum in the United States, violating their civil rights and government policies, the ACLU says in a letter calling for an end to the practice.Representatives of the American Civil Liberties Union decried what they said were unlawful and “serious religious-freedom violations” and asked US Customs and Border Protection Commissi…

ACLU accuses Border Patrol of confiscating turbans from migrant Sikhs

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is investigating a complaint from the American Civil Liberties Union that agents in Arizona confiscated turbans from Sikh migrants, a violation of their religious freedom.

US border patrol accused of taking turbans from Sikh asylum-seekers

ACLU says there are nearly 50 cases of Sikhs saying religious headwear was taken as they passed through CBP checks in Arizona

CBP investigating claims Sikh turbans 'improperly' removed by Border Patrol at southern border

CBP is investigating claims that turbans of Sikh migrants were removed by Border Patrol agents in Yuma Sector in Arizona, in the wake of an ACLU complaint.

US investigating allegations that turbans of Sikh migrants were taken away at Mexico border

Since June, nearly 50 members of the community have had to take off the religious headgear in Arizona, according to human rights activists.