I can almost see the dollar signs in their eyes from here.

(Charlotte Observer) — Two more Muslim clergy — a father and son from New York — have hired a local attorney after one of them was removed from a Charlotte-bound flight and the other was never permitted to board at all.

Both Imam Al Amin Abdul Latif, 61, a South Carolina native, and his son, Imam Abu Bakr Abdul Latif, 35, were trying to get to Charlotte last weekend for a conference on “Islamophobia,” or fear of Islam.

Their Charlotte attorney, Mo Idlibi, is also representing two Memphis imams who were removed from another flight on their way to the same conference.

On Monday, Idlibi said he plans to press American Airlines for answers about the alleged discrimination against the New York-based imams, who are African-American.

A frequent traveler who is bearded and wears a traditional Muslim cap, Latif said the run-in with American Airlines was “the first time this kind of thing ever happened to me. . . I was devastated. I wanted to get (to Charlotte) on time. I wanted to know: What did I do? I’m American-born. It stressed me out.”