The designation would have a chilling effect on Arab and Muslim civic life and society,” said Abed Ayoub, legal director for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC). “This is absolutely a political move on the part of the Trump administration. The designation is just one part of the Administration’s agenda aimed at criminalizing Islam and Muslim Americans.”

QUESTION: What specific designation is being discussed, and what legal mechanisms would create this chilling effect on civil society?

Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Gl…, loc. 665