- Employment Discrimination
- Airline Passenger Profiling
- Denied Entry by Israeli Authorities
- Hate Crimes
- Housing Discrimination
- Education Discrimination
- U.S. Government Abuses of Civil Liberties
- Racial/Religious Profiling
- Surveillance
- Account Closures and Refusal to Open New Accounts
Employment Discrimination
Have you been discriminated against at work?
- Learn about the different types of employment discrimination
- Learn how to file an EEOC charge
- Contact the EEOC
- Report the incident to the ADC Legal Department
File a complaint by calling the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) at 1-800-669-4000. Visit the EEOC website for more information about your workplace rights
Questions and answers from the EEOC on workplace rights of Muslims, Arabs, & South Asians.
Download an ADC guide that discusses employment discrimination and the basic rights held by everyone who legally works or seeks employment in the United States.
See ADC’s amicus brief in EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., where the U.S. Supreme Court held that an employer may not make an applicant’s religious practice, confirmed or otherwise, a factor in employment decisions.
Airline Passenger Profiling
Have you been treated unfairly while traveling?
File a complaint with the US Department of Transportation: Aviation Consumer Protection and Enforcement
- Online
- Call 1-800-322-7873
- Email airconsumer@ost.dot.gov
- Report the incident to the ADC Legal Department
In addition, you can send detailed complaint letters to:
Aviation Consumer Protection Division, C-75
U.S. Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Ave, S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20590
More information on filing airline service complaints or comments
Denied Entry by Israeli Authorities
U.S. citizens who are Arab or Muslim have experienced significant difficulties in entering or exiting through Israeli controlled borders. See U.S. Department of State Travel Warning. The U.S. Department of State has asked ADC to gather information on U.S. citizens who have been denied entry by Israeli authorities in the last year or so. Completing this intake form will help ADC and the Bureau of Consular Affairs to identify trends that can be addressed.
Intake form: U.S. Citizens denied entry through Israeli controlled borders
Hate Crimes
Are you the victim of a hate crime? Do you know someone that has been?
Call your local Police Department and file an official police report – dial 911 in most communities in the United States
Read this ADC Advisory Statement to protect yourself from potential attacks.
Housing Discrimination
Housing discrimination based on your race, color, national origin, religion, sex, family status, or disability is illegal under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). If you have been trying to buy or rent a home or apartment and you believe your rights have been violated under FHA, file a complaint with ADC. You can file a fair housing complaint.
More information about the Fair Housing Act can be found on ADC’s Housing Rights Brochure
Additional Resources include:
- Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- Housing and Civil Enforcement Section
- National Fair Housing Alliance
Discriminatory Effect or disparate impact in housing is also prohibited. See U.S. Supreme Court decision in Texas v. The Inclusive Communities and ADC support of the case by joining on Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights amicus brief.
Education Discrimination
Have you experienced discrimination at school?
Report the incident to the ADC Legal Department.
File a complaint with the US Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights:
- Online
- Call 1-800-421-3481
Read ADC’s Advice to Parents on how to respond to cases of discrimination in schools.
Read ADCRI’s Education resource page.
U.S. Government Abuses of Civil Liberties
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG), in the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), investigates allegations of civil rights and civil liberties abuses by employees in the FBI, DEA, INS, Federal Bureau of Prisons, US Marshals Service, US Attorneys Offices, and all other Department of Justice agencies (that includes the Police).
Report misconduct:
- Online
- Call 1-800-869-4499
Racial/Religious Profiling
ADC continues to receive reports from Arab American travelers experiencing difficulty traveling at different ports of entry. Common problems include undue delays and secondary searches. In some instances, passengers are detained and not allowed to travel. Some of these problems encountered by Arab American travelers also came as a direct result of the different governmental “watch lists.”
Surveillance
Arab Americans, mosques, cultural centers and our communities as whole are subject to surveillance under the guise of national security and without probable cause. Under current legislation and polices, our government and law enforcement is not required to prove probable cause or even criminal suspicion before subjecting someone to a query for investigation or to place someone on the Watch-lists. Criminal suspicion is often assumed against our communities because we have a particular name, was born in a particular country, wear cultural garb or a religious article of faith.
Account Closures and Refusal to Open New Accounts
ADC has received an increasing number of reports from Arab-Americans who have had their bank accounts closed arbitrarily due to their Arabic background. The financial institution often cites the Patriot Act generally as the reason for the account closure, but refuses to provide a more specific reason for the account closure.
Click here to report the incident to the ADC Legal Department. (Be sure to include the name of the financial institution in the incident report.)
Have You Been Discriminated Against?
Report an Incident of Discrimination to ADC
Contact the ADC Legal Department to report your incident and consult with an attorney.
Call: (202)244-2990 | Fax: (202)333-6470 | Email: legal@adc.org
Report an Incident
Please fill out this form clearly, describe the incident with enough information so we can better understand your complaint. The information you provide will remain confidential during the investigation and verification of the incident.
ADC does not provide legal assistance in the following matters: divorce/family related cases, contract/business related cases, and criminal cases.
If you have been contacted by the FBI for an interview or appointment, we can help. Please call our office right away at 202-244-2990.
Incident Report/Discrimination Claim
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