TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — Four Muslim women are suing, among others, the Arizona State University police officers accused of forcefully removing their hijabs when they were arrested on criminal trespassing charges on the Tempe campus.

It happened in April 2024 when dozens of pro-Palestinian protestors were arrested. Dozens of cases were later dismissed .

“This is not about a trespass. This is about the speech,” said David Chami, the attorney representing the women. “There was absolutely no justification for stripping those women of their religious head coverings.”

He said his clients continue to suffer emotional distress because of this.

“It would be like stripping somebody who’s not a Muslim, a woman having her top and bra removed in public. I mean, it is that level of humiliation,”

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