Manar Waheed

Manar Waheed is the Legislative and Advocacy Counsel for the ACLU.
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Views Sunday, September 29, 2019 Slashing of the Refugee Cap Latest Sickening Move by Trump The Trump administration last week announced its plan to admit 18,000 refugees this fiscal year, taking another step in its agenda to dismantle the program that has long provided protection for people and families seeking safety from persecution. This sickening announcement is consistent with Trump... Read more |
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Views Wednesday, July 24, 2019 With the Right to Boycott Under Attack, Some Members of Congress Are Pushing Back More than 250 million Americans , some 78 percent of the population, live in states with anti-boycott laws or policies. With the right to boycott under attack across the United States, some members of Congress are pushing back against these dangerous and unrelenting attacks. Last week,... Read more |
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Views Wednesday, April 10, 2019 Congressional Action to End the Bans—Now and Into the Future For the first time since President Trump issued his Muslim ban, Congress proposed a legislative solution today to protect immigrant communities from discriminatory bans, immediately and permanently. The long-awaited NO Ban Act , introduced by Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Representative Judy Chu... Read more |
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Views Thursday, November 02, 2017 How Not to Respond to the New York Attack President Donald Trump on Wednesday provided the perfect lesson in how not to respond to tragedy. Eight people were killed and nearly a dozen more injured yesterday when a man drove into the bike lane of a street in Lower Manhattan. Instead of expressing unity and resilience, Trump took to Twitter... Read more |