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Muslim U.S. Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad says she was held by U.S. Customs

Time Sports

Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, the first female Muslim American to medal for the United States in the Olympics, said Tuesday she was recently detained at U.S. Customs for two hours without explanation.

Muhammad, who is a native of Maplewood, N.J., said she didn’t know if she was held as a result of the Trump administration’s travel ban but is sure the move was a result of her ethnicity.

"I don't know why," she told the web site Popsugar during a speaking engagement at the MAKERS Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.