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Rep. Ilhan Omar on Tuesday reintroduced legislation seeking to repeal an 18th-century law that was used as justification for the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II and, more recently, for the Trump administration’s ban on travellers from Muslim-majority countries. The bill, called the Neighbors Not Enemies Act, was unveiled …

It is imperative that the administration thoroughly dismantle this discriminatory immigration policy. Although President Biden formally rescinded the Muslim Ban on Jan. 20, the day he took office, some of the ban’s discriminatory effects continue. The Trump-era policy devastated families and individuals who had hoped to immigrate to the United …

| by Leila Yazdani: Over the past four years, the Trump’s administration has used widespread violence against Muslims domestically and abroad. From banning Muslims to endless wars in the Middle East, Muslim communities have been attacked in a variety of ways — including through rhetoric and harmful policies that separate Muslims …

US President Donald Trump’s move to ban foreign nationals from a number of predominantly Muslim countries from visiting the country runs counter to the values that the US was founded upon, an American professor of anthropology said.