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Fifteen American Muslims, including four military veterans, are suing the federal government after discovering they were placed on the “no-fly” list.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on behalf of these 15 plaintiffs alleging that these U.S. citizens were put on a security risk no-fly list without any credible reasons or security concerns.

“It is unconstitutional for the government to put people on secret lists and deny them the right to travel without even basic due process,” Nusrat Choudhury, staff attorney with the ACLU’s National Security Project said in ACLU press release. “Without a meaningful way for people to challenge their inclusion on the list, there’s no way to keep innocent people off it.

Ibrahim “Abe” Mashal, a 31-year old dog trainer and veteran marine on the K-9 unit, told KCRW’s To The Point that he uncovered he was on the no-fly list while checking in for a flight from Chicago to Spokane.

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