A US Border Patrol agent checks the passports of immigrants after they crossed the border with Mexico on May 18, in Yuma, Arizona. The ACLU alleges that agents in the Border Patrol's Yuma sector have been taking turbans from Sikh asylum-seekers.
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A US Border Patrol agent checks the passports of immigrants after they crossed the border with Mexico on May 18, in Yuma, Arizona. The ACLU alleges that agents in the Border Patrol's Yuma sector have been taking turbans from Sikh asylum-seekers.
Mandatory Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

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The ACLU says Border Patrol agents are confiscating Sikh men's turbans

Border Patrol agents in Arizona have confiscated the turbans of dozens of Sikh men seeking asylum in the United States, violating their civil rights and government policies, the ACLU says in a letter calling for an end to the practice.