The U.S. Secret Service says it blocked a Muslim mayor from Prospect Park, New Jersey, from attending a White House celebration with President Joe Biden to belatedly mark the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
President Joe Biden speaks during a reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, May 1, 2023, to celebrate Eid al-Fitr. – The U.S.
Khairullah was an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump's travel ban that limited entry to the U.S. of citizens from several predominantly Muslim countries. He also has travelled to Bangladesh and Syria to do humanitarian work with the Syrian American Medical Society and the Watan Foundation. “While we regret any inconvenience this may have caused, the mayor was not allowed to enter the White House complex this evening,” Guglielmi said in a statement. “Unfortunately we are not able to comment further on the specific protective means and methods used to conduct our security operations at the White House.”Selaedin Maksut, executive director of the New Jersey chapter of CAIR, called the move “wholly unacceptable and insulting.
On another occasion, he said he was briefly held at the U.S.-Canada border as he traveled back into the country with family. He became a U.S. citizen in 2000 and was elected to his first term as the town's mayor in 2001. He also spent 14 years as a volunteer firefighter in his community.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Muslim N.J. mayor barred from White House Eid al-Fitr celebration, Secret Service saysMuslim N.J. mayor barred from White House Eid al-Fitr celebration, group says
Read more »
US Secret Service blocks Muslim mayor from White House Eid celebrationUS Secret Service blocks Mayor Mohamed Khairullah from Prospect Park, New Jersey, from attending a White House Eid celebration with President Joe Biden
Read more »
Secret Service blocks Muslim mayor from White House Eid-al-Fitr celebrationNew Jersey’s longest-serving Muslim mayor said Monday he was blocked from attending a White House reception to celebrate an Islamic holiday.
Read more »
Muslim Mayor From New Jersey Blocked From White House Eid CelebrationA Secret Service spokesman confirmed that Prospect Park Mayor Mohamed Khairullah was not allowed into the White House complex, but declined to detail why
Read more »
White House digs in on debt strategy after House Republicans' passage of their planThe White House is working to redefine its debt strategy after the surprise passage of House Republicans’ plan to slash spending in return for raising the debt ceiling.
Read more »
Texas Gov. Abbott tells Chicago mayor to take complaints on border crisis to the White HouseTexas Gov. Gregg Abbott told outgoing Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot that if she does not like having busloads of migrants sent to the self-declared sanctuary city to contact the White House.
Read more »