Federal Court Allows Suing Oakland County Police for Forcing Muslim Woman to Remove Hijab During Detention.. CAIR Welcomes - sadaalwatan

DETROIT — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Michigan) welcomed Tuesday a federal court decision in Detroit to continue a lawsuit filed by the council against the Oakland County Police Department on behalf of a Muslim woman who was forced to remove her hijab during an arrest in 2023. While the county sheriff’s office had sought to dismiss the lawsuit, Detroit federal court Judge Mark Goldsmith decided on Jan. 27 to allow the case to…