▁of ▁religious ▁disc rim ination ▁or ▁Islam oph ob ia . ▁ ▁Op in ions ▁ ▁Polit icians ▁▁ ▁In ▁a ▁debate ▁among ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Republican ▁president ial ▁candidates , ▁Louisiana ▁Governor ▁Bobby ▁J ind al ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁think ▁that ▁a ▁ 1 4 - year - old ▁should ▁ever ▁be ▁arrested ▁for ▁bringing ▁a ▁clock ▁to ▁school ▁but ▁def ended ▁the ▁police ▁who ▁were ▁" wor ried ▁about ▁security ▁and ▁safety ▁issues ." ▁ ▁Tw enty - n ine ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Congress , ▁including ▁Asian - American ▁and ▁Muslim ▁members , ▁sent ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Att orney ▁General ▁at ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice ▁request ing ▁an ▁investigation ▁of ▁" the ▁civil ▁rights ▁viol ations ▁that ▁took ▁place ▁during ▁the ▁un just ▁arrest ▁of ▁Ah med ▁Moh amed ." ▁The ▁letter ▁said ▁" Ah med ▁was ▁denied ▁his ▁civil ▁rights ▁on ▁numerous ▁occasions ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁consist ently ▁refused ▁his ▁right ▁to ▁speak ▁with ▁his ▁father . ▁Texas ▁Family ▁Code ▁clearly ▁states ▁' a ▁child ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁left ▁un att ended ▁in ▁a ▁ju ven ile ▁processing ▁office ▁and ▁is ▁entitled ▁to ▁be ▁accompanied ▁by ▁the ▁child ' s ▁parent , ▁guard ian , ▁or ▁other ▁cust od ian ▁or ▁by ▁the ▁child ' s ▁att orney .' ▁( Section ▁ 5 2 . 0 2 5 )" ▁The ▁letter ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁say ▁that ▁reports ▁about ▁the ▁incident ▁suggested ▁" that ▁Ah med ▁Moh amed ▁was ▁system