Woman named in no-fly list sues

[question everything]

Woman named in no-fly list sues

February 6, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO – A woman who has been kept out of the country has sued the government, claiming the no-fly list maintained by the Department of Homeland Security is unconstitutional.

Rahinah Ibrahim, 40, has not been allowed back into the country since last year when she left to visit her home country of Malaysia. Ibrahim, who was attending Stanford University, was in California on a student visa.

The lawsuit was filed in federal court in San Francisco Jan. 27. Her lawyer, Thomas Burke, said Ibrahim was waiting to get on a plane last year at San Francisco International Airport when she was told her name was on the list.

Burke says she was handcuffed, searched and released two hours after her flight had left. The following day she was again detained and told her name was on the list. Eventually, she was allowed to fly. But once she was back in Malaysia, Ibrahim was told the U.S. Embassy had withdrawn visa, and she hasn't been allowed back since.

Associated Press

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http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060206/news_1n6region.html

[truthisfreedom]

1. it'll be interesting to see how this turns out.

i hope someone follows up on her story.

[BattyDem]

2. When it goes to the SC...

I'm sure Alito will be on her side. :eyes:

[Catrina]

3. When Moore, the guy who wrote 'Bush's Brain' found he was on the no-fly

list he was told he could not sue nor could he use the FOIA to find out why his name was on the list.

This is totally unreal ~ that you can have your rights removed without being given a reason.

The reason, imo, is because there is no reason other than that he insulted Karl Rove and that is illegal. I wonder if a citizens group could sue on behalf of all US citizens who are on the list?

Something needs to be done to stop this fascism ~ it is an outrage.

I wonder how this woman managed to sue, or is it because she is not a citizen?

[MaineDem]

4. I can't believe his right to sue was taken away.

I find that hard to believe.

[Genki]

6. I know it's hard to believe

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-moore/branded_b_13272.html

[Critters2]

7. Courts fairly regularly

decide you can't sue the gov't, especially the federal government. Especially THIS federal gov't.

And it pisses me off.

:argh:

[rodeodance]

5. handcuffs are so degrading--then they let her fly!

[drduffy]

8. I'm surprised anybody is surprised...

go to buzzflash.com and read

http://www.buzzflash.com/farrell/06/02/far06001.html


80,000 people are apparently on the 'no-fly' list.......


but much worse than that is happening. Get informed.