By Niraj Warikoo

At a meeting in Dearborn today, Arab-Americans slammed federal law enforcement officials for targeting their community, saying a disproportionate number of prosecutions in recent years are aimed at them.

But U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade said her office doesn’t target people based on their ethnicity.

“We’re very disturbed by what’s happened,” Suehaila Amen, a community advocate, said at the meeting.

About 80 law enforcement officials — local, state, and federal — attended the meeting at the Lebanese-American Heritage Club. It was part of an ongoing program called BRIDGES — Building Respect in Diverse Communities — which was created in Michigan after the Sept. 11 attacks to foster communication between Arab-Americans and law enforcement.

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