The security state presumes migrants are terrorists until proven otherwise

Evidence

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: Even model pro-state Muslim collaborators remain permanent police suspects — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 629; A domestic terrorist attack by a citizen triggered laws targeting immigrants; U.S. security polices by cycling through successive manufactured ethnic perils (+11 more)

Broader Connections