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Faiza Patel

@FaizaPatelBCJ

Co-Director, Liberty and National Security Program @brennancenter. Views are my own.

 New York
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Joined January 2013
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Read why @CAIRNational & @BrennanCenter are in court today. #NoMuslimBanEver
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Came on here to find @uber. You've cancelled my husband's account (he's an avid user) for unspecified violations of terms of service. Despite multiple emails, he hasn't been able to resolve. Can someone help?
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Hey @ConEdison you turned off the gas to our building FIVE DAYs ago. Any plan to turn it back on? cc @nycdistrict1
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1/9 Today DOJ released a revised racial profiling policy, as part of a slew of actions required by President Biden's EO of a year ago. The policy is pretty long and requires thorough analysis, but here are a few initial thoughts. justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-d…
Justice Department Announces 10 Additional Steps on the One-Year

Justice Department Announces 10 Additional Steps on the One-Year

To highlight the one-year anniversary of the May 25, 2022 Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety, three...

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8/9 Implementation will be key. Not clear what, if anything, was done to operationalize 2014 guidance. This one has important benchmarks & designated implementation coordinator. DOJ seems serious about this part, which is good.
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9/9 Looking ahead: Biden should order all Federal law enforcement agencies to adopt & put in place process to monitor implementation. They need to show that the new std isn't simply the old std in different words & improve their record of targeting communities of color.
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DOJ has made some upgrades to its racial profiling policy, but the new rules leave too much room for bias, says @faizapatelBCJ. "Too many Americans will still experience discrimination unless the department ensures this grey area isn’t abused." bit.ly/3Wz6S9o
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geminivey@iveydyson25 Apr 2023
Today @FaizaPatelBCJ & I detail challenges the NYPD Inspector General faces in effectively overseeing the police: its reporting has waned, it lacks a permanent leader, the police have stonewalled investigations, & its influence & autonomy have declined. brennancenter.org/our-work/r…
Reviving the NYPD Inspector General

Reviving the NYPD Inspector General

The office needs more resources, access, and autonomy to carry out its critical oversight duties.

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The US government's depiction of domestic #counterterrorism efforts is misleading, write @FaizaPatelBCJ and Charles Kurzman. Based on information from a FOIA lawsuit, the authors identify problems with how @TheJusticeDept handles these types of cases. justsecurity.org/86456/u-s-d…
U.S. Domestic Terrorism Prosecutions: The Reality Behind the Government’s Inflated Numbers

U.S. Domestic Terrorism Prosecutions: The Reality Behind the Government’s Inflated Numbers

U.S. policymakers and the public need to better understand the extent, nature, and efficacy of domestic terrorism prosecutions.

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Judge Moss found that 19 out of 20 cases he reviewed did not involve terrorism but were mostly personal disputes, concluding that the government’s representation of its counterterrorism efforts is “vastly overstated.” @FaizaPatelBCJ & Charles Kurzman: justsecurity.org/86456/u-s-d…
U.S. Domestic Terrorism Prosecutions: The Reality Behind the Government’s Inflated Numbers

U.S. Domestic Terrorism Prosecutions: The Reality Behind the Government’s Inflated Numbers

U.S. policymakers and the public need to better understand the extent, nature, and efficacy of domestic terrorism prosecutions.

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"New Yorkers deserve a police department that keeps them safe and isn’t afraid to be held accountable," @FaizaPatelBCJ and @iveydyson. write. "Without a strong inspector general, that’s not what they’ll get" cityandstateny.com/opinion/2…
Opinion: The NYPD's Inspector General has lost its potency

Opinion: The NYPD's Inspector General has lost its potency

Recently finding no harms created by a controversial gang database shows how much this office has been compromised from doing its job of police oversight.

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If you're concerned about DHS spying on protestors, this thread from my @BrennanCenter colleague is a must-read.
Spencer Reynolds (@sreynoldsLDF) profile pictureSpencer Reynolds@sreynoldsLDF28 Oct 2022
After months of hiding, @DHSgov issues its report on intelligence activities to suppress 2020 racial justice protests. Thanks to @RonWyden, this is a win for transparency and the revelation of weak legal protections at DHS. Let’s talk about the latter. 1/ opb.org/article/2022/10/27/n…

Newly un-redacted report shows how feds politicized response to 2020 Portland protests

An internal Department of Homeland Security report assessing the agency’s intelligence collection on Portland racial justice protesters in 2020 has been released nearly in its entirety. A heavily...

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In today's @lawfareblog, my colleague @EbrightYon explains what an obscure law that authorizes U.S. "support" for partner forces can tell us about how the U.S. government interprets and applies its own warmaking authority. lawfareblog.com/what-can-sec…

What Can a Secretive Funding Authority Tell Us About the Pentagon’s Use of Force Interpretations?

An obscure counterterrorism authority has been used to create and control proxy forces throughout the war on terror—its use across Africa and Asia points to broader

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On my walk to work today (about a mile), I kept a rough count of people on their cell phones v. those just walking. My totally unscientific count: 51 people on their phones v. 166 just walking. Does that jibe with what you think you see?
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