The groups, which include the American Institute of Architects, are asking for compliance with historic preservation laws and to secure approval from Congress.

In his Prime Video series, Ahmed plays a struggling actor auditioning to be the next James Bond. Ahmed says Bond is a "symbol of aspiration, this unattainable kind of self" his character is pursuing.

At issue was the 2017 arrest in Texas of a journalist who published news stories about a border agent's public suicide and a car crash.