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The Muslim Legal Fund of America considers cases with significant potential impact on civil rights and liberties in America. MLFA does not fund cases solely on the basis of a person’s religious identity.
MLFA Defends Muslims by providing pro bono legal services in criminal, civil, and immigration law at the federal level. MLFA’s legal division CLCMA defends against unjust prosecution, governmental overreach, and systems of oppression through civil, immigration, and criminal litigation. All legal services are provided at no cost to beneficiaries.
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CLCMA began representing Mr. Haisam Elsharkawi in 2017, after he endured hours of extensive searches and detention at LAX airport for no...
Akili Ujima, a Bureau of Prisons employee who works as an educator, began his administrative challenges seeking religious accommodations in the workplace...
Appeal Case # 2 – Mohammad Khalil (Immigration Appeal) Mohammad Khalil was granted asylum in the United States over 20 years ago,...
Appeal Case #1 – Dr. Rafiq Sabir (Criminal Appeal) Dr. Sabir is a physician who was born and raised in New York...
Imad Wadi had his own business, importing and exporting cardamom from Texas to Colombia. He had an idea for a new business,...
Ayman Soliman is no stranger to oppression. He participated in student protests in Egypt. As he became more involved, he started writing...
We learned about Martin Luther King, Jr. in school. We learned about the NAACP. If someone was trying to tell you what...
MLFA has been influential in changing laws that target Muslims in the United States. In this case, our attorneys from the Constitutional...
You’re starting to put the pieces together. You have a growing family. You’re making progress on your Information Science degree. You’ve found...