US border patrol accused of taking turbans from Sikh asylum-seekers

ACLU says there are nearly 50 cases of Sikhs saying religious headwear was taken as they passed through CBP checks in Arizona

Agents from US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) have been accused of seizing turbans from Sikh asylum seekers at the southern border.

In a letter to CBP, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arizona said there had been nearly 50 documented cases of Sikhs saying religious headwear was taken and never returned as they passed through CBP checks in Yuma, Arizona.