NSEERS targeted men from Muslim-majority nations regardless of actual terror risk

Evidence

The law, on its face, aimed to “deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, [and] provide for an effective death penalty” for culprits of terrorism. However, its enforcement disproportionately targeted Middle Eastern and Muslim subjects, the very same demographic Connie Chung, the media at large, and most Americans presumed to be terrorists. The vast majority of designated foreign terrorist groups were of a Muslim character or based in the Middle East. Muslim Americans who traveled back to their homelands, sent remittances to support family members, or were involved with religious or political organizations found themselves being profiled or suspected of “abetting terrorism,” while immigrants were viewed with heightened suspicion. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 259 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

As the AVOT statement makes clear, it is not simply the violent section of the Islamist movement that they wish to “research,” but “Islam and Islamism” as a whole. It shouldn’t be surprising, then, that simply being a Muslim makes you worthy of suspicion, according to this logic. Drawing a page from the McCarthyist playbook, Gaffney was one of many who claimed that Obama might be a “secret Muslim.” The implication, of course, is that being a Muslim is sufficient cause for not trusting him. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 540 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

After hours of questioning, the agent finally said to them, “I guess you’re not terrorists.” This comment shows that Muslim bodies are equated with their potentiality to commit terror until proven otherwise. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 282 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: NSEERS registry targeted nearly all Muslim-majority nations and detained thousands — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 286; NSEERS targeted men from Muslim-majority nations for fingerprinting and registration.; Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act enforcement targeted Muslims despite neutral wording. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 259 (+12 more)

Related

• NSEERS registry targeted nearly all Muslim-majority nations and detained thousands (similarity 0.86)
• Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act enforcement targeted Muslims despite neutral wording. (similarity 0.84)
• NSEERS targeted men from Muslim-majority nations for fingerprinting and registration. (similarity 0.83)
• Radicalization theory targets Muslims who have committed no crime (similarity 0.83)
• Tens of thousands of US Muslims faced registry, arbitrary arrest, detention or deportation (similarity 0.82)
• Terrorism and extremism are treated as exclusive to Islam (similarity 0.81)
• NSEERS targeted men from Muslim-majority nations while ignoring Western countries with known terrorists (similarity 0.81)
• Terrorism declined while mass shootings rose, yet only Muslims faced surveillance (similarity 0.81)
• The NSEERS profiling program produced zero terrorism convictions in its decade of operation. (similarity 0.80)
• The NSI institutionalizes citizen participation in racialized surveillance of Muslims (similarity 0.79)
• Masculine Islamophobia frames Muslim men as imminent threats of violence (similarity 0.79)
• Racializing Muslims as threats sustains a surveillance state with gendered effects (similarity 0.79)
• Anti-Muslim suspicion targets all Muslims, not just violent extremists (similarity 0.79)
• Religious labeling of criminals applies to Muslims but not to Christians (similarity 0.79)
• Even high-ranking Muslim American officials were surveilled without criminal cause (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act enforcement targeted Muslims despite neutral wording. #corroborates (0.85) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 259
• Anti-Muslim suspicion targets all Muslims, not just violent extremists #corroborates (0.85) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 540
• Muslim bodies are treated as potential terrorists until proven otherwise #corroborates (0.80) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 282
• Suspicion of Muslims is based on association rather than evidence #corroborates (0.75)
• Muslims are presumed predisposed to terrorism, making entrapment defenses fail. #corroborates (0.75) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 570
• Radicalization theory targets Muslims who have committed no crime #corroborates (0.70) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 379
• Masculine Islamophobia frames Muslim men as imminent threats of violence #corroborates (0.70)
• The radicalized Muslim threat narrative is a fear instrument rather than a safety measure #corroborates (0.65) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 32
• Islam-terror association embedded in national security laws changed Muslims’ experiences #expands (0.65) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 20
• Terrorist racialization is gendered, targeting men differently than women #qualifies (0.60)
• CVE engagement localized the Muslim-terrorism presumption on police and communities #expands (0.55) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 328