U.S. Said to Expand Limits on Racial Profiling in Probes
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The U.S. Justice Department will soon extend its ban on the use of racial profiling during federal investigations, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the matter.
The Justice Department under Attorney General Eric Holder has been reviewing the guidelines for federal investigations for several years, according to the official, and is planning to expand the definition to prohibit profiling based on religion, national origin, sexual orientation and gender.