WASHINGTON (CNN) -- JetBlue Airways and two TSA screeners will pay $240,000 to settle an Iraqi man's claim he was denied access to a flight until he covered a T-shirt that read in English and Arabic, "We Will Not be Silent." JetBlue and two TSA screeners settled a lawsuit for $240,000, but denied any wrongdoing. In the settlement, JetBlue and the TSA screeners deny any wrongdoing, saying they only wanted to resolve the 2½-year-old federal lawsuit. But Raed Jarrar, an Iraqi who immigrated to the United States three years ago, cast the settlement as a victory, saying the payout would discourage airlines and airport security officials from imposing restrictions in the future.
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JetBlue and the TSA screeners denied any wrongdoing
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JetBlue, TSA screeners, said they only wanted to resolve the 2½-year-old lawsuit
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Iraqi Raed Jarrar immigrated to the United States three years ago
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Jarrar cast the settlement as a victory
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