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On Thursday, Oct. 24, a coalition of 125 civil rights, religious and community groups wrote a letter to the Department of Justice, calling for a federal investigation into the NYPD's surveillance program against Muslims.
The coalition, which includes the ACLU and the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), urged Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate and put an end to the department's practices.
"For over a decade, the NYPD has engaged in unlawful religious profiling and suspicionless surveillance of Muslims in New York City," the letter reads. "The NYPD's biased policing practices hurt not only Muslims, but all communities who rightfully expect that law enforcement will serve and protect America's diverse population equally, without discrimination."