*[Enwl-eng] No. Muslim. Ban. Ever.

[ENWL]

the Muslim Ban is still hurting families, Vladimir.


As salaamu alaykum, —

Today marks 5 years since Trump introduced the first Muslim Ban.

It's now been over 1 year since Biden repealed the Muslim and African bans 
in all its forms.

And yet the families impacted by the bans continue to be separated.

Add your name to our open letter to the White House here:

Demand President Biden and Vice President Harris stop upholding Trump’s 
racist immigration bans and allow entry to individuals and families impacted 
by the bans NOW.



The Muslim Ban is still hurting families.

Rescinding Trump's Muslim and African Bans was a necessary first step — one 
that took years of organizing and serious people power to achieve.

But it's not enough by itself.

Here's why:

As it stands, only 41,000 visa recipients who were set to enter the U.S. and 
only stopped by Trump's racist bans remain in limbo — and without swift 
action by the White House will have to wait years, if ever, to re-enter even 
with the bans rescinded.1

And what's more: untold numbers of Muslim and African families torn apart by 
Trump's bans remain separated and/or endangered.

Just yesterday, the Huffington Post published a new piece laying out the 
price of inaction — among what they discovered was over "800 cases in which 
the ban separated partners from spouses and parents from children [...] For 
many of those families, the ban has caused irreparable damage."2

It's on the White House to take action. Click here to add your name.

We know that at least thousands of families remain separated by Trump's 
hatred and Biden's inaction.

We hear their stories all the time.

Stories like that of Mohammed, who spent all of the money he had to get an 
opportunity to live in the United States and leave Yemen as it underwent a 
grave humanitarian catastrophe amidst U.S.-funded Saudi-led bombing. He won 
the diversity visa lottery, and was ready to make the trip — and then was 
stripped of his visa because of Trump's bans.

We could fill this email, over and over again, with stories like this, and 
then some.

It all comes back to this: just because Trump’s Muslim and African Ban was 
ended on paper doesn’t mean the families separated by it get reunited in 
reality — or the refugees it failed get protected in real life.

Add your name to demand #NoMuslimBanEver.

Families and individuals could wait years unless the Biden administration 
takes action. Many can’t afford to go through the process again.

We need Biden to stop continuing Trump's legacy on immigration and take 
concrete steps:

  a.. Issue clear guidance regarding the next steps for applicants denied 
under the Muslim and African Bans.
  b.. Immediately and automatically reconsider, reopen, and expedite all 
immigrant and non-immigrant visa applications subject to the Muslim and 
African Bans that have not yet been granted, including those denied during 
the Trump years.
  c.. Grant humanitarian parole to those who won the diversity visa lottery 
during the Trump years.
The issue isn't that we don't know how to redress the harms done by Trump's 
bans. The issue is that we need the White House to actually take those 
steps.

Tell President Biden and Vice President Harris that rescinding Trump's 
policies in theory isn't enough — they need to be undone in practice.

Thank you for everything you do.

In solidarity,

Linda, Ishraq, Sadaf and the MPower Change team

Sources:

1. No Muslim Ban Ever Sign-On Letter to the Biden Administration


2. "5 Years Later, Families Trump's Muslim Ban Separated Are Begging Biden 
For Help" Huffington Post, January 27, 2022


















MPower Change is a grassroots movement of diverse Muslim communities working 
together to build social, spiritual, racial, and economic justice for all 
people. Support our work.




From: Linda Sarsour, MPower Change
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2022 11:29 PM
Subject: No. Muslim. Ban. Ever.

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