Muslim men put on 'no fly list' lose appeal over alleged mistreatment by FBI agents

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday found that three Muslim men do not have the standing to sue FBI agents after they were put on the "No Fly List" following their refusal to become informants for the U.S. government.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled that the 16 agents are protected by qualified immunity. 

Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch wrote that the agents could not have violated Muhammad Tanvir, Jameel Algibhah and Naveed Shinwari's rights because they did not raise objections while interacting with the agents.

The men were eventually removed from the no fly list, according to US News and World Report.