Read the letter over 100 organizations, led by NIAC and the No Muslim Ban Ever Campaign, sent to the Biden administration calling for immediate relief to those still harmed by the Muslim and African ban.
While President Joe Biden rescinded the notorious Trump-era immigration policy on his first day in office last year, many families have not yet been reunited.
On his first day in office, President Biden rescinded the Trump-era so-called “Muslim Travel Bans,” which affected travel from several Muslim-majority nations. And while immigration advocates praised the reversal of what they called discriminatory policies, NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano reports on the call for the Biden administration to go even further.
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Hari Sreenivasan:
On his first day in office, President Biden issued an executive order that rescinded the Trump-era travel restrictions on majority-Muslim and African countries, popularly known as the Muslim Travel Bans. Immigration advocates praised the reversal of what they saw as discriminatory policies. But as NewsHour Weekend s Ivette Feliciano reports, while those impacted breathed a sigh of relief, they say Biden policies must go further, and their work is far from over.
Hundreds from Immigrant and Muslim Groups Take Over Washington Monument to Call for Bold, Expansive Action, Set North Star
Actions in DC, LA, Colorado, Seattle Coincide with Introduction of “Roadmap to Freedom” Resolution in Congress, Laying out Policy Vision January 25, 2021, Washington, DC – A week after the Biden-Harris administration took office, four years to the day after Pres. Trump signed the Muslim Ban executive order, immigrant and Muslim organizations flood the Washington Monument and across the country in this national day of action targeting Congress and the White House. The national day of action will consist of an anchor action in Washington DC, coupled with distributed actions nationwide and a social media takeover. The actions also coincide with the official introduction of the Roadmap to Freedom resolution by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, which provides a policy blueprint that organizations will measure Congressional and White House proposals.