11-71541 Ara Hovanesyan v. Eric Holder, Jr.
A citizen of Armenia petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals #39; denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture.
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Attorney General Eric Holder is flying off to Paris this weekend for a meeting with the French Minister of Interior in the aftermath of a violent terrorist attack in which 12 people were killed and 11 wounded at the Paris magazine Charlie Hebdo, which printed cartoons of the prophet Muhammad.
Holder, who will meet with French officials on counter-terrorism, is a big opponent of Islamophobia against Muslims.
There can be no us or them among Americans, Holder said at a 2010 dinnerheld by the California-based group Muslim Advocates. And I believe that law enforcement has an obligation to ensure that members of every religious community enjoy the ability to worship and to practice their faith in peace, free from intimidation, violence or suspicion. That is the right of all Americans. And it must be a reality for every citizen.
We have also strengthened efforts to prevent and combat hate crimes and to protect American Muslims from acts of violence and discrimination, Holder said.
More than ever before, all 94 U.S. Attorneys Offices are partnering with the Departments Civil Rights Division to act as force multipliers in helping to deliver our nations most vital protections to their communities. Just this past Tuesday, nearly a third of the nations United States Attorneys gathered in Washington for an unprecedented meeting to work on this issue and to identify additional ways to strengthen outreach to Muslim and Arab-American communities.
Since September 11th, 2001, the Justice Department has investigatedhundreds of incidents involving violence, threats, vandalism, and arson against Muslims and Arab Americans. In the last fiscal year, the Department indicted more hate crime defendants than any year since 1996, and convicted more hate crime defendants than any year since 2000.
Holder also called terrorist ideology a radical and corrupt ideology one that systematically denies human rights, devalues women and girls, and perverts the peaceful traditions and teachings of Islam.
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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will be a guest on four Sunday morning talk shows, and the topic will be the Paris terrorist attacks. Holder will attend international terror talks, convened by France, on Sunday in Paris.
Holder will talk to CBS' "Face the Nation," ABC's "This Week," CNN's "State of the Union" and NBC's "Meet the Press."
Rep. Mike McCaul, R-Texas, and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, are "Face the Nation" guests at 10:30 a.m. on WKMG-Channel 6. Other guests are Mike Morell, former CIA deputy director; CBS' Bob Orr; David Ignatius of The Washington Post; and Farah Pandith of the Council on Foreign Relations. The panel will be Ruth Marcus of The Washington Post, Peter Baker of The New York Times and Jim VandeHei of Politico.
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., talk to CNN's "State of the Union" at 9 a.m. and noon. Gloria Borger will moderate.
"Meet the Press" starts at 9 a.m. on WESH-Channel 2. Other guests are Arsalan Iftikhar of The Islamic Monthly and "Infidel" author Ayaan Hirsi Ali. One panel features David Brooks and Helene Cooper of The New York Times, NBC's Andrea Mitchell and Rich Lowry of National Review. A panel on Gitmo brings together Clifford Sloan, former State Department special envoy for Guantanamo closure; Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald; and Danielle Pletka of The American Enterprise Institute.
"This Week" begins at 11 a.m. on WFTV-Channel 9. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., will be another guest.
Elsewhere Sunday:
Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is a guest on "Fox News Sunday" at 10 a.m. on WOFL-Channel 35. Other guests are Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., and Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del. The panel will be Juan Williams, George Will, Karl Rove and Julie Pace of The Associated Press.
"Fareed Zakaria GPS" looks at the Paris terrorist attacks with philosopher Bernard Henri-Levy and Natalie Nougayrede of The Guardian. The program starts at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on CNN. Other guests are Ayaan Hirsi Ali, author of "Nomad: From Islam to America"; Maajid Nawaz, author of "Radical: My Journey Out Of Islamist Extremism"; Philip Mudd, author of "Takedown: Inside the Hunt for Al Qaeda"; and Gen. Michael Hayden, former director of the CIA and NSA.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., talks to "Sunday Morning Futures" at 10 a.m. on Fox News Channel. Other guests are David Rothkopf, CEO and editor of The FP Group; Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan.; and Carlos Ghosn, chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance. The panel will be Republican strategist Ed Rollins, journalist Judith Miller and former chess champion Garry Kasparov, who is chairman of the Human Rights Foundation.
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"In the aftermath of the horrific terrorist attack at the offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, Attorney General Eric Holder will travel to Paris, France, to attend an International Ministerial meeting on Sunday ... convened by the French Minister of Interior," the official said. "The meetings will include discussions on addressing terrorist threats, foreign fighters and countering violent extremism."
In the wake of deadly terrorist attack on the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hedbo, the United States has repeatedly said it will work closely within its own intelligence and defense organizations to share information with French officials. President Barack Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry and leaders from across the aisle in the U.S. condemned the attack on "America's oldest ally."
Earlier on Thursday, the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and intelligence agencies in the U.S. said they are scrubbing their databases and evaluating targets living in the U.S. following the terrorist attacks in Paris.
Pamela Brown contributed to this report.
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Attorney General Eric Holder to go to Paris in wake of attack
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will visit Paris in the wake of Wednesday's attack on the office of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo by suspected Islamist militants, according to media reports. Twelve people were killed in the attack carried out by heavily-armed gunmen who identified themselves as members of al Qaeda in Yemen.
Holder will attend a meeting of European officials convened by French Justice Minister Bernard Cazeneuve on Sunday, according to media reports. The Barack Obama administration's decision to send Holder, who hasspoken outagainst Islamophobia in the U.S., comes amid a rising tide of anti-immigration sentiment across Europe. Themeeting would involve discussions on addressing terrorist threats, foreign fighters and countering violent extremism, a justice department official reportedly said.
Several right-wing politicians in the region have reportedlyexploitedthe attack in Paris to further their political agendas. On Thursday, a day after the incident, Marine Le Pen, leader of the French far-right National Front party,blamed radical Islam for the attacks, and called for the absolute refusal of Islamic fundamentalism. The sentiment was echoed by nationalist parties in Germany, the Netherlands and the UK.
Alexander Gauland, leader of the anti-immigration, anti-EU political party, Alternative for Germany, said, on Thursday: This bloodshed shows that anyone who ignored or laughed off the concerns about the threat Islamism poses is a fool,according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
Following the shooting on Wednesday, several mosques in France have also come under attack, although no casualties have so far been reported in the incidents, according to media reports.
Meanwhile, security has been beefed up in countries across Europe amid concerns that militants linked to al Qaeda and the Islamic State group could carry out further attacks in the region. Britain's MI5 -- the countrys counterterrorism agency -- had on Thursday said that an attack on iconic targets in the country is highly likely. Security measures have also been boosted at ports and border crossings in Germany and Belgium, according to media reports.
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Counterterrorism Talks In Paris To Be Attended By US Attorney General Eric Holder