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March 4, 2011

California Man Sues After FBI Places GPS Device on Car 
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A California man has sued the Obama administration and the FBI for
violating his constitutional rights by tracking his movements with a GPS
device hidden on his car. Twenty-year-old Yasir Afifi was alerted to the
tracking device by a mechanic last October. The lawsuit accuses the FBI
and the U.S. Department of Justice of violating his constitutional
rights by tracking his movements and conducting searches without a
warrant.

Yasir Afifi: "I feel like my rights have been violated as an American
citizen and as a student. I don't deserve to be followed or spied on
whatsoever. I should be able to travel back and forth freely without
being held for four hours or interrogated at all. Now, I have already
encountered two employers who have had to think twice before hiring me
and have denied me the job due to this very incident. Now, I am not
starting a fight, I am just asserting my rights and I hope that no one
else has to go through this nonsense after me."



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