Representatives of Arab-American and civil liberties groups from across the United States attended a two-day meeting in May, in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan, to discuss methods of opposing the ongoing attacks on Middle Eastern and other immigrants.
The National Summit to Stop the Repression Against Muslim, Arab and South Asian Immigrants was held May 18-19 at the headquarters of the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS). The Detroit area has the largest concentration of people of Arab descent in the Western Hemisphere.
Speakers at the meeting detailed incidents of harassment and mistreatment of immigrants picked up in the government dragnet following last year’s terrorist attacks. The attacks on Arab immigrants show no sign of abating. The government is continuing to withhold information about hundreds of immigrants it is holding without charges. Detainees are being denied access to attorneys, medical assistance and some are being kept in solitary confinement.
The National Summit to Stop the Repression Against Muslim, Arab and South Asian Immigrants was held May 18-19 at the headquarters of the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS). The Detroit area has the largest concentration of people of Arab descent in the Western Hemisphere.
Speakers at the meeting detailed incidents of harassment and mistreatment of immigrants picked up in the government dragnet following last year’s terrorist attacks. The attacks on Arab immigrants show no sign of abating. The government is continuing to withhold information about hundreds of immigrants it is holding without charges. Detainees are being denied access to attorneys, medical assistance and some are being kept in solitary confinement.