The son of former world champion boxer Muhammad Ali has been detained and questioned about his identity at a US airport for the second time in a month, shortly after meeting with members of Congress to discuss a separate stop and search incident. Muhammad Ali Jr and his mother Khalilah Camacho Ali were first stopped at Fort Lauderdale Airport in early February while returning from Jamaica. Last week, Mr Ali told politicians in Washington that he believed the unjustifiable detention had occurred on account of his name and religion. While attempting to board a return flight to Florida with JetBlue, he was forced to speak to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials on the phone to confirm his identity and show both his passport and…

Source: The Times March 11, 2017 07:30 UTC