House passes bill to reverse Trump's controversial travel ban from Muslim-majority countries
Protesters hold up signs against President Donald Trump's travel ban outside the Supreme Court as the court issued an immigration ruling June 26, 2018 in Washington, D.C.The House passed a bill on Wednesday aimed at reversing President Donald Trump's travel ban from several Muslim-majority countries.
Deemed the "NO BAN Act," the legislation would impose limitations on the president's authority to suspend the entry of certain travelers and prohibit religious discrimination on immigration-related decisions. Trump sparked intense backlash when he issued the executive order within the first week of his presidency.The House vote to repeal the ban was initially scheduled for March but had been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The House passed a bill on Wednesday to reverse President Donald Trump's controversial executive order that bans entry of people from several Muslim-majority countries into the United States.
Though Democratic lawmakers celebrated the bill's passage, the legislation is unlikely to be considered in the Republican-controlled Senate. Congressional attempt to repeal Trump's executive order comes three years after he issued the ban during his first week in office. Trump immediately faced immense backlash: both Republicans and Democrats
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