*Trump accuses Biden of wanting to “end all travel bans, including from jihadist regions, and allow “people that are going to come in and blow up our cities, do things”.
On the first day of his presidency, president-elect Joe Biden intends to rescind Donald Trump’s travel bans on travellers from 13 countries, most either majority-Muslim or African nations.
Shortly after taking office in 2017, Trump had issued an executive order that banned travellers from seven majority-Muslim nations from entering the United States.
Trump imposed the travel restrictions – often referred to by critics as the “Muslim ban” – through a series of executive orders singling out Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen, triggering criticism that it amounted to unlawful religious discrimination.
Trump then expanded the ban to include Venezuela and North Korea and later added Nigeria, Sudan, Myanmar and three other countries to the list.
In October while campaigning, Biden promised to push politicians for laws to fight the surging number of “hate crimes” and visa ban in the US.
READ ALSO: Biden has won the election and is going to be inaugurated, Whether Trump concedes or not it is not relevant – Bernie Sanders
“As president, I’ll work with you to rip the poison of hate from our society to honour your contributions and seek your ideas. My administration will look like America with Muslim Americans serving at every level,” he said.
“On day one, I’ll end Trump’s unconstitutional Muslim ban,” Biden asserts
During the election campaign, Trump accused Biden of wanting to “end all travel bans, including from jihadist regions, and he implied his challenger would allow “people that are going to come in and blow up our cities, do things”.
About The Author
