NEW YORK – Two arrested Muslim women who said the police department forced them to remove their religious head coverings and pose for mugshots sued the city on Friday to try to change the practice.

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FILE - Police officers stand in front of the 47th precinct in the Bronx borough of New York, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019. New York City has agreed to pay $17.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by two ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has agreed to pay $17.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by two Muslim women who were forced to remove their head coverings to be photographed after they were arrested.

New York — New York City has agreed to pay $17.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by two Muslim women who were forced to remove their head coverings to be photographed after they were arrested. The ...