New York reaches agreement with Muslim women: $17.5 million settlement after mugshots without hijab. Two women had to remove their religious head coverings for police photos, which is why they sued New York.
After more than five years, the city and the Muslims have now come to an agreement. The settlement payment that has now been agreed upon was applied for on Friday and still has to be approved by the federal court in Manhattan. The agreement was “in the best interests of all parties,” said a spokesman for the city’s justice department.