Yonas Fikre was stranded overseas for four years after being placed on the list. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will argue his case this week.
This week, on behalf of an innocent American Muslim unjustly targeted by our government’s secret list of Muslims, I will argue Yonas Fikre’s case at the US Supreme Court. The case is about the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)’s decision to put our peaceful, law-abiding client on a list—the No Fly List—that has for years prevented him from flying home to the United States from abroad after what was supposed to be a short business trip.
Years after the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) filed a lawsuit, the government removed Fikre from the list without explanation and has repeatedly asked the courts to end the case.
We’re fighting to continue the case because the legal issues are so important—for the rights of our client, yes, but also for all of our rights everywhere…