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Chicago Muslims applaud Biden s reversal of Trump s travel ban
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Share: I m so happy. It s very good, he said.
President Biden signed an executive order reversing former President Trump s travel ban on people from several Muslim-majority countries. A lot of people from the Syrian refugee community are asking, does this mean that our family members can now apply for visas if they need to, said Suzanne Akhras Sahloul, the executive director of the Syrian Community Network.
The ban sparked demonstrations at O Hare International Airport and airports across the country when it went into effect four years ago. It signified that, Hey Muslims, we don t really want you here in our country. Not even, really. We don t want you in this country, flat out, said Sufyan Sohel, the deputy director and counsel for CAIR-Chicago.