The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) welcomed on Wednesday President Joe Biden's announced termination of the Trump administration's executive order banning entry to the US for citizens of mostly Muslim and African citizens and government officials from Burma, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Nigeria, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Tanzania, Venezuela, and Yemen.
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"We commend President Biden for immediately moving to repeal the Muslim and African Bans, which is an important first step toward undoing the anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant policies of the previous administration. It is an important fulfilment of a campaign pledge to the Muslim community and its allies.
"We expect the Biden administration to go further by supporting passage of the No Ban Act and addressing systemic injustices within the federal government that led to religious and racial profiling of Muslims and immigrants under multiple administrations," CAIR announced in a formal statement.
"Finally, the American Muslim community urges President Biden to fulfill his campaign pledge to appoint Muslims at every level of government," the organization said.
