The House on Wednesday passed legislation that would restrict the executive from issuing future travel bans, such as those imposed by former members President Trump
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Legislators passed the bill along party lines, 218-208, with only one Republican joining the Democrats.
The legislation, entitled the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Non-Immigrants (NO BAN) Act, would explicitly prohibit religious discrimination in immigration-related decisions. Any immigration restrictions can only be issued by the executive if there is a ‘compelling government interest’.
The State Department and Department of Homeland Security will need to consult with Congress and provide specific evidence justifying the immigration restriction and its proposed duration before it is introduced.
“We need to make sure no president is ever able to ban people from coming to the US simply because of their religion,” Rep. Judy Chu
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Republicans warned that the legislation would unduly undermine the executive and called for action to address the current upsurge of migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border.
“It is the president in whom all executive power is established, who must determine whether the entry should be suspended and not just in consultation with the consent, with the state and internal security,” said Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) Said.
The House also passed legislation later Wednesday by a 217-207 party vote to ensure citizens and other people with legal status who are detained in U.S. ports can consult an attorney to understand their rights.
In its first week in 2017, Trump signed an executive order restricting visas from several predominantly Muslim countries. The travel ban was reviewed several times to eventually include five countries with majority Muslim populations – Iran, Syria, Yemen, Libya and Somalia – as well as North Korea and Venezuela before the Supreme Court upheld it in 2018.
The ban came after Trump entered a “total and total strike of Muslims in the United States during his presidential campaign in 2015 until the country’s representatives can find out what’s going on.”
President Biden
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“Make no mistake: where there are threats to our country, we will address them. Where there are opportunities to strengthen the sharing of information with partners, we will pursue it. And when visa applicants request access to the United States, “We will not turn our values around with a discriminatory ban on access to the United States,” Biden said in a proclamation reversing Trump’s actions.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal
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“It brings us one step closer to upholding our country’s principles of justice and fairness,” Jayapal said.
But Republicans have expressed concern that the measure would limit the ability of law enforcers to investigate people marked for further investigation.
“This bill does nothing to improve our border security and further hampers their ability to carry out their mission,” Rep. Madison Cawthorn (RN.C.) said.