Kirsty Powell was pulled over for a traffic stop while driving with her husband in 2015. Officers determined she had three outstanding warrants and took her into custody.
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During the arrest, Powell says a male officer forced her to remove her hijab, or headscarf, which she wears as part of her Muslim beliefs.
She said she requested for a female officer to search her and to continue wearing her hijab while in custody, and both requests were denied.
Powell later filed a civil rights complaint against the city.
In November 2016, the Long Beach Police Department amended its policy to allow an arrested person to wear a religious head covering except when safety concerns may be involved.
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Now the Long Beach City Council has agreed to a settlement of Powell's suit.
The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations announced the settlement.
"I would never want anyone to go through what I felt from this experience," Powell said at the time the suit was filed. "I want my Muslim sisters to always feel comfortable and safe wearing a hijab and to stand up for what's right."