U.S. Pays Detained Indian Doctor $50,000
From Times Wire Reports
The Transportation Security Administration has agreed to change procedures and pay $50,000 as part of a settlement of a lawsuit alleging that armed air marshals detained a doctor of Indian descent solely because of his dark skin.
Dr. Bob Rajcoomar, a retired lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserves, filed a civil-rights lawsuit against the government in April after he was detained four hours following an Aug. 31 flight from Atlanta to Philadelphia. No charges were filed.
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