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Congress Must Step in and Stop Muslim Ban

Following the Supreme Court's announcement that it will hear arguments on President Trump's discriminatory Muslim ban and allow the order to take effect in the meantime, Margaret Huang, Amnesty International USA executive director, released the following statement:

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Following the Supreme Court's announcement that it will hear arguments on President Trump's discriminatory Muslim ban and allow the order to take effect in the meantime, Margaret Huang, Amnesty International USA executive director, released the following statement:

"This bigoted ban cannot be allowed to take effect again, and Congress needs to step in immediately to nullify it once and for all. It's always been crystal clear that this policy was based on discrimination. Reinstating any part of this ban could create chaos in the nation's airports and tear families apart. Rather than keeping anyone safe, this ban demonizes millions of innocent people and creates anxiety and instability for people who want to visit a relative, work, study, return to the country they call home, or just travel without fear."

Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights for all. Our supporters are outraged by human rights abuses but inspired by hope for a better world - so we work to improve human rights through campaigning and international solidarity. We have more than 2.2 million members and subscribers in more than 150 countries and regions and we coordinate this support to act for justice on a wide range of issues.