Two Imams headed to a conference on Islamophobia in Charlotte, North Carolina were taken off of their flight just as the airplane was taxiing away from the gate. The Imams were asked to return to the boarding gate because the Delta Airlines pilot refused to fly with them on board.
The Imams had been screened twice by the TSA, but were refused re-entry on the plane at the discretion of the pilot who said that passengers had felt uncomfortable with their presence.