Melissa Chaudhry
Speaker | Author
Former Candidate for Congress
Wife of Detained Veteran Zahid Chaudhry
Melissa Chaudhry writes and speaks for constitutional government, due process, and human dignity. Her debut book, Service & Sacrifice, exposes how her disabled-veteran husband was targeted for upholding the Constitution when pressured to engage in unlawful surveillance. In August 2025, he was illegally seized by ICE at a citizenship appointment, requiring the family to fight furiously for months in federal court to win him home.
The Book
Service & Sacrifice is the true story of Muhammad Zahid Chaudhry—a U.S. Army veteran, 100% service-connected disabled wheelchair user—who upheld the Constitution by refusing FBI recruitment into unlawful surveillance and was punished for it for the next 25 years.In August 2025, he was seized by ICE at a citizenship appointment and detained for four months while his family fought their way through federal court—ultimately winning against Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Department of Justice to bring him home.This book is a reckoning with what power does when it cannot tolerate integrity—and a defense of the only antidotes that still work: due process, courage, and truth.Part legal thriller, part intimate love story, Service & Sacrifice asks what citizenship really means when the government treats it as conditional, and it offers a flare in the dark for anyone still loyal to the republic’s promise.
Melissa's Talks
Melissa Chaudhry is a writer, speaker, and constitutional advocate whose talks braid moral clarity with lived experience—grounded in a 25-year family battle for due process, and a faith-rooted commitment to justice.As the author of Service & Sacrifice, Melissa speaks with uncommon credibility about what happens when institutions drift from principle: how quiet abuses of power take root and grow, how bureaucracy becomes the first weapon against dissidents, and how the Constitution only matters if ordinary people are willing to insist on it—calmly, relentlessly, and on the record.Across keynotes, community conversations, and moderated interviews, Melissa serves three overlapping audiences:
1. Muslim Americans seeking principled empowerment and public voice;
2. Civic-minded Americans hungry for constitutional governance that actually functions; and
3. Anyone drawn to the book’s deeper themes—citizenship, dignity, family, and the fierce love it takes to keep believing in the republic during a gathering storm.Her talks are equal parts testimony and toolkit: a flare in the dark, and a path forward for anyone ready to defend human rights, uphold the rule of law, and lead with courage.
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