ACLU to sue over government's ‘no-fly’ list

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‘Innocent travelers’ are being harassed, civil rights group says
The Associated Press
Updated: 9:28 a.m. ET April  06, 2004

WASHINGTON - A retired minister and member of the military are among those involved in a challenge by the American Civil Liberties Union to the list of travelers that the government has barred from flying because they’re considered a terrorist threat.

Airlines are instructed to stop anyone on the “no-fly” list that is compiled by the Transportation Security Administration. The ACLU contends, though, that some people are wrongfully put on the list.

“Many innocent travelers who pose no safety risk whatsoever are stopped and searched repeatedly,” the ACLU said in a statement issued Monday.

ACLU officials declined to comment in advance of their planned announcement Tuesday that they would file a class-action lawsuit challenging the list. The civil rights group is representing seven plaintiffs, including the member of the military, the minister and a  student.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4675609/

I wish I could see up-to-date records on foreign student enrollments to US universities.

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