Trump’s new labor secretary nominee testified before Congress about protecting Muslim Americans’ civil rights

Trump’s new labor secretary nominee testified before Congress about protecting Muslim Americans’ civil rights

President Donald Trump’s new nomination for US labor secretary, Alex Acosta, testified before Congress in 2011 about the importance of protecting the civil rights of Muslim Americans. Acosta, who is currently dean of the Florida International University College of Law, had previously served as an assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division of the…