Undisclosed watchlist status keeps citizens in permanent uncertainty and vulnerability

Evidence

The secrecy that surrounds these lists is daunting for Muslim American men. They are told they are on some list, but it is never specified which one, creating a state of uncertainty. Some are told their names are similar to one on a “terrorist watchlist,” making these men fear being associated with terrorism. This feeling of being watched but not knowing why or when, makes Muslim American men feel vulnerable. Although all the men interviewed are American citizens, they are still situated on the margins of society because their bodies are monitored and watched. — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 202

Categorization

• XREF: Directly feeds the reader’s ‘interior experience of being watched’ guiding question; connects to the map slot being replaced (Global Racial Enemy) and to the reader’s interest in how surveillance racializes. — connects to: As citizens become more legible, the monitoring institutions themselves grow opaque. — Nick Couldry & Ulises A. Mejias, The Costs of Connection: How Data Is…, 391