Muslim travel ban
Justices rule Muslim men can sue FBI agents over no-fly list
By Mark Sherman — December 10, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — The ruling continues a string of decisions friendly to religious interests under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, or the Constitution’s guarantee of religious liberty.
Why all Americans need Muslim Americans to vote
By Wa'el Alzayat — October 6, 2020
(RNS) — American Muslims are part of the American story, and we all need our next president to be a leader who respects our nation’s diversity and will confront fascism.
Court orders dismissal of Trump Muslim travel ban challenges
By Denise Lavoie — June 9, 2020
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday tossed out three lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from predominantly Muslim countries, a victory for the Trump administration in its yearslong defense of the ban.
House Democrats push for No Ban Act, as White House threatens veto over coronavirus
By Aysha Khan — March 11, 2020
(RNS) — This week the Democrat-controlled House is scheduled to vote on the NO BAN Act, even as the White House argues that the bill could impede the government’s ability to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
Born of a Muslim who overcame an immigration ban, a community celebrates its centennial
By Amjad Mahmood Khan — February 15, 2020
(RNS) — Arriving in 1920, Mufti Muhammad Sadiq, one of the earliest missionaries of Islam in the United States, established a lasting example for Muslim American relations.
Trump curbs immigration for 6 nations in election-year push
By Colleen Long and Nomaan Merchant — January 31, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced Friday that it was curbing legal immigration from six additional countries that officials said did not meet security standards, as part of an election-year push to further restrict immigration.
Expanded travel ban gives world’s democracies more cover for anti-Muslim measures
By Simran Jeet Singh — January 28, 2020
(RNS) — Trump's Muslim ban is part of an alarming trend of ostensibly democratic nation-states targeting Muslims.
White House considering dramatic expansion of travel ban
By Jonathan Lemire, Jill Colvin, and Lisa Mascaro — January 10, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — The possible expansion comes amid a renewed election-year focus on immigration by President Donald Trump, according to six people familiar with the deliberations.
Trump is no religious freedom champion
By Melissa Rogers — January 3, 2020
(RNS) — No advocate of religious liberty should hail President Trump as a champion on these issues.
Trump’s new HHS rule will harm far more people than you realize
By Maggie Siddiqi — November 14, 2019
(RNS) — This proposed rule allows this discrimination at a much larger scale. It invites discrimination against people of all faiths and no faith, against women and against LGBTQ people.
Supreme Court upholds Trump’s travel ban
By Jack Jenkins — June 26, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — In a 5-4 decision, the high court has upheld the president’s temporary ban on refugees and immigrants from a group of primarily Muslim-majority countries, ruling that it is within the executive branch’s power to 'suspend entry of aliens into the United States.'
Judge’s partial lifting of Trump ban gives refugees hope
By Yonat Shimron — December 24, 2017
SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. District Judge James Robart granted a nationwide injunction that blocks the administration's restrictions on reuniting refugee families and partially lifts a ban on refugees from 11 mostly Muslim countries.
‘Trumpvangelicals’ top religion journalists’ poll
By Kimberly Winston — December 15, 2017
(RNS) — And the president himself tops the list of religion newsmakers of the year — despite his lack of church attendance and biblical literacy.
Supreme Court allows full enforcement of Trump travel ban
By Jerome Socolovsky — December 4, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's not a final ruling on the travel ban: Challenges to the policy are winding through the federal courts, and the justices themselves ultimately are expected to rule on its legality.
Interfaith coalition says ‘no principled basis’ for Trump’s travel ban
By Adelle M. Banks — September 14, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The coalition members argue that President Trump’s March 6 executive order is 'anathema' to the core tenet of religious tolerance that they share.
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