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Abdul El-Sayed acknowledges sister-in-law's terrorist watchlist suit
Fox News • • nation
Key Points:
- Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed confirmed that his sister-in-law, Mariam Jukaku, was involved in a 2016 federal lawsuit challenging her alleged placement on the terrorist watchlist during the Obama administration.
- El-Sayed defended Jukaku, stating she did nothing wrong and criticized his Republican rival Mike Rogers for creating a system where people are presumed guilty based on their names.
- The lawsuit claimed Jukaku faced additional airport screening in 2012 without explanation and was believed to be removed from the watchlist by 2016; however, a federal appeals court overturned a favorable ruling in 2021, and a separate damages lawsuit was dismissed in 2017.
- The FBI maintains a policy of neither confirming nor denying individuals' inclusion on the terrorist watchlist, and the lawsuit does not prove wrongdoing by Jukaku or El-Sayed.
- The controversy arises ahead of a planned campaign event with former President Obama, amid separate unproven allegations linking El-Sayed’s family to the Muslim Brotherhood, which his campaign has called racist and false.
