The new guidelines replace ones in place since 2003, which prohibit profiling based on race and ethnicity, but also include broad exemptions for national security investigations.
The Justice Department will issue the new guidelines that will prohibit profiling based on religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation and gender identity, a Justice official said.
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The group Muslim Advocates also argued the new rules don’t go far enough in protecting American Muslims from profiling by the FBI, Customs and Border Protection, and other law enforcement agencies.
“We urge the administration to finish the job by addressing these outstanding, gaping problems with the Guidance,” the group said in a statement.
