A South Florida Muslim woman has hired a lawyer after claiming she was refused service at a Boca Raton gas station because of her religion. 

La Fleur Mohamed said she was humiliated in the incident at a Chevron gas station. 

"Very painful, very painful -- (I) felt really embarrassed," she said.

Mohamed said the attendant refused to let her fill up because she wears niqab, or face veil, because of her religion. She claimed the attendant threw the money back at her and told her to leave. 

“I said, ‘Excuse me, but this is my religious right.’ She said, ‘Well, I need to see you.’ I said, ‘No, you don’t. Please just give me $20 on pump No. 1,’ and that’s when she just threw my money back at me,” Mohamed said. 

Mohamed called 911 and a police officer showed up, but the attendant wouldn’t change her mind.

“He went in and asked her why she’s not serving me, and she said that it’s company policy not to serve people like me,” Mohamed said. 

Mohamed said Chevron officials apologized but claimed they found no evidence of discrimination, and she hired a lawyer, Wilfredo Ruiz. 

“In this particular case, when somebody’s escorted by law enforcement and asked to be served and what she hears is a refusal, there’s no doubt that this is a violation of Title 2 of the Civil Rights Act,” Ruiz said. 

“I need people to be aware that we are here. We’re Americans, and we deserve the same right, the same treatment as everyone else,” Mohamed said. 

Mohamed said she wants an apology and for Chevron to launch a discrimination training program for employees. 

Local 10 reached out to Chevron to get its side of the story, but it has not returned the calls.