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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gloria Oladipo

Comedians Eric André and Clayton English sue over Atlanta airport searches

Clayton English and Eric André outside the federal courthouse in Atlanta on Tuesday.
Clayton English and Eric André outside the federal courthouse in Atlanta on Tuesday. Photograph: Kate Brumback/AP

The comedians Eric André and Clayton English have sued Clayton county police, alleging racial profiling at Atlanta’s main airport in a program supposedly aimed at finding illegal drugs but in which officers regularly confiscate passengers’ cash.

André, creator and host of The Eric Andre Show, and English, a standup comedian and actor, say that in separate incidents, Clayton county police officers at Hartsfield-Jackson international airport racially profiled and illegally stopped them to question if they had illegal drugs.

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