Muslim Mayor Barred from White House Eid Celebration Due to Racial Profiling

Mohamed T. Khairullah, a Muslim mayor from New Jersey, was barred from attending a White House celebration for Eid al-Fitr and was informed of the decision just hours before his arrival. Khairullah submitted his name for clearance by federal officials, but a White House staffer told him that his name had not been cleared by the Secret Service, which "did not provide a reason." New Jersey Democrats have demanded answers about Khairullah's treatment, and the New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations condemned his exclusion from the event.