Tlaib Statement on Trump’s Racist, Discriminatory New Travel Ban

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) released the following statement:

“The white-supremacist-in-chief has once again issued an unconstitutional travel ban attacking countries with Black, brown, and Muslim populations. This comes as Muslims in our communities and around the world prepare to celebrate Eid al-Adha. It is a shameful expansion of his hateful Muslim and African ban from his first term, now targeting people from 19 countries.

“This cruel travel ban will separate families, contribute to the ongoing dehumanization of our communities, and put lives in danger. It targets the very same people fleeing the violence of U.S. bombs, sanctions, and interventions in countries like Yemen, Haiti, Venezuela, Cuba, Libya, and Iran, and prevents Americans from seeing their loved ones.

“It should come as no surprise that Trump’s racist travel ban overwhelmingly targets Black and brown people from countries in Africa, the Middle East, and the Caribbean. These policies are rooted in white nationalism and will only increase hate, xenophobia, and Islamophobia in our country.

“We defeated this ban before, and we must come together to defeat it again. We must continue to outright reject policies that seek to divide us based on our religion, ethnicity, or the color of our skin.”

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