Detainees were identified solely through race-based tips and perceptions

Evidence

As Leti Volpp has written, “While the government refused to release the most basic information about these individuals—their names, where they were held, and the immigration or criminal charges filed against them—the public did know that the vast majority of those detained appeared to be Middle Eastern, Muslim, or South Asian. The majority were identified to the government through suspicions and tips based solely on perceptions of their racial, religious, or ethnic identity.” — Evelyn Alsultany, Arabs and Muslims in the Media, 399