NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2014. Yesterday, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) announced it will disband its Demographics Unit, which previously mapped Muslim communities in and around New York City. The department’s secret program would send plainclothes officers into mosques, restaurants, and neighborhoods to gather information on people’s mundane daily activities.
The Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice previously called for an end to this program as well as for…
