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January 27, 2017 : Muslim Ban

Timeline of the Muslim Ban >>>

Original Executive Order 13769

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September 23, 2001 : THE PATRIOT ACT

H.R. 3162, the USA PATRIOT Act >>>

What is the "USA/Patriot" Act? Just six weeks after the September 11 attacks, a panicked Congress passed the "USA/Patriot Act," an overnight revision of the nation's surveillance laws that vastly expanded the government's authority to spy on its own citizens, while simultaneously reducing checks and balances on those powers like judicial oversight, public accountability, and the ability to challenge government searches in court. read more >>> Surveillance Under the USA/PATRIOT Act 

Under the Patriot Act, National Security Letters (NSLs) are issued by FBI agents, without a judge's approval, to obtain personal information, including phone records, computer records, credit history, and banking history. read more >>> Surveillance Under the Patriot Act  

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September 18, 2001 : Murder of Balbir Singh Sodhi

A Wave of Hate Crimes Against Arab and Asian Americans Seeps the Nation: An Interview With Adam Singh, Whose Cousin Was Murdered, and 3 South Asian Women Activists

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In Mesa, Ariz., Balbir Singh Sodhi, a Sikh, was shot and killed outside his gas station Saturday “for no otherapparent reason than that he was dark-skinned and wore a turban,” Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley said.