Woman sues Detroit, state corrections claiming she was forced to remove hijab for booking photo

By: Darren CunninghamPosted at 12:31 PM, Oct 06, 2020 and last updated 12:32 PM, Oct 06, 2020

DETROIT (WXYZ) — A metro Detroit woman says jail staff forced her to remove her hijab for a booking photo, violating her rights.

Now she's suing the city of Detroit and the Michigan Department of Corrections.

Attorney Amy Doukoure says the Michigan Department of Corrections followed its own policy, forcing her client to remove a religious head covering. But she says it's a policy that needs to be changed –and a lawsuit seeks to do that and compensate her.

"Their rules actually violate the constitution and federal laws," said CAIR Michigan staff Attorney Doukoure.

Doukoure says her client, Zainab Chaaban, was traumatized at the Detroit Detention Center in April 2019.

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