New York, NY, March 6, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today strongly condemned President Trump’s new executive order on immigration and refugees, saying the order was still effectively a Muslim ban that will be challenged in the courts.
“While some of the initial executive order has been revised, the message is the same: that Muslims and refugees who are fleeing for their lives are not welcome on our shores,” said Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO. “To be sure, rigorous screening for everyone seeking to enter the U.S. is vital, but this order appears to be designed to exclude one religious group and is nothing less than a page taken from the anti-immigrant movement’s playbook. This is an appeal to xenophobia and fear.”
Although the executive order has slightly different language and provisions, much remains the same. It still bars all refugee resettlement for 120 days, blocks entry into the United States for people from six majority-Muslim countries for 90 days and calls for “extreme” vetting.
The 9th Circuit and other courts around the country blocked enforcement of the President’s first executive order on immigration and refugees.