House Judiciary Democrats advance bill to bar future ‘Muslim ban.
April 16, 2021
On Wednesday, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee advanced a bill that would prohibit the White House from blocking immigrants from entering the United States based on their religion. Former President Donald Trump gave an executive order that was signed during his first week in office in 2017, which limited visas for people from 13 countries, many with majority-Muslim populations. This bill comes as a direct response to that order and to his Muslim ban. President Biden rescinded the ban on his first day in office, but the bill seeks to bar future presidents from taking similar action. The bill will be called the No BAN Act.