Muslim mayor turned away from White House Eid event: ‘There is a secret list’

Mohamed Khairullah, mayor of a New Jersey town, says he’s on list ‘‘that has targeted me because of my identity’

The US secret service denied security clearance for Mohamed Khairullah, the longest-serving Muslim mayor in New Jersey, and prevented him from attending a White House Eid al-Fitr event Monday afternoon marking the end of Ramadan.

Khairullah, who was critical of the Donald Trump administration’s travel ban in 2017 that restricted entry to the United States from several predominantly Muslim countries, received the call from the Secret Service while he was en route to the White House. President Joe Biden revoked that ban in 2021.