Lawmaker Raises Alarm Over ‘Religious Profiling’ at Chicago Airport

Published on March 22, 2024

A California lawmaker is the latest member of Congress to call for an investigation into a Chinese-speaking customs officer who she said “accosted” members of a U.S. artist group over their faith at Chicago’s O’Hare airport. Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.), in a letter to Troy Miller, acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), pointed to the “alarming events” at the airport, which included the officer openly labeling New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts as “political” and “illegal” to his peers and asking questions the artists found insinuating. Ms. Steele said the customs officer’s behavior on March 11 ended up “traumatizing members of the troupe and causing unnecessary delays.”...