GHEDI v. MAYORKAS

No. 20-10995.

16 F.4th 456 (2021)

Abdulaziz GHEDI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Alejandro MAYORKAS, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; David Pekoske, in his official capacity as Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration; Troy Miller, Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Merrick Garland, U.S. Attorney General; Christopher Wray, in his official capacity as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Charles Kable, IV, in his official capacity as Director of the Terrorist Screening Center, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed October 25, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christina Anne Jump , Civil Litigation Department Head, Allie Hallmark, Esq. , Alyssa Fini Morrison , Constitutional Law Center for Muslims in America, Richardson, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Joshua Paul Waldman, Esq. , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Washington, DC, Sophie Kaiser , U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, DC, Sharon Swingle , U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees Alejandro Mayorkas, Troy Miller, Merrick Garland, Christopher Wray, and Charles Kable, IV.

Joshua Paul Waldman, Esq. , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Washington, DC, Sharon Swingle , U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee David Pekoske.

Before Stewart, Costa, and Willett, Circuit Judges.


Abdulaziz Ghedi is an international businessman who regularly jets across the globe. Frequent travelers, however, are not always trusted travelers. In recent years, Ghedi has had repeated run-ins with one of America's most beloved institutions: modern airport security. Ghedi complains that ever since he refused to...

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