Anti-travel ban bills head to House floor.
April 16, 2021
On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee advanced two bills. If passed, they would offer protections to individuals who are seeking to enter the United States, strengthening a Democratic push to prevent future travel bans like those imposed by the former President Trump. The National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act, also known as NO BAN, would prohibit religious discrimination and limit the president’s authority to bar individuals from entering the U.S. based on their nationality. The Access to Counsel Act of 2021 would allow travelers – including foreign travelers and U.S. citizens that are held up for additional inspection at U.S. ports of entry to contact legal counsel. Advocacy groups praised the two bills, and they will now go before the full chamber for a vote.