United States House Panel Advances Bill To Overturn The Travel Ban Placed On Nigeria And Other Islamic Nations

The Judiciary Committee of the United States House of Rep under the Chairmanship of Jerry Nadler has voted to advance a bill that would upturn President Trump’s travel ban placed on Nigeria and other Islamic nations. The bill when passed will also limit the president form imposing such restrictions in the future.

Recall that President Trump signed a proclamation prohibiting nationals from Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, and Nigeria for applying for immigration visas to the US

The United States House of Rep which has Democrats as the majority have voted along party lines to favor the “NO BAN ACT” that was introduced when the president imposed a travel ban on Nigeria and others.

Other countries affected by the travel ban are; Syria, Somalia, Libya, Iran, Yemen, North Korea, and Venezuela

A top civil right group, The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has welcomed the house move saying it sends a signal to the presidency that Muslims are welcome in America

The “NO BAN ACT” will repeal the travel ban placed by Trump and future restrictions on immigrants seeking to move to the US.

“Congress took a huge step forward today, sending the message to the president and the country that Muslims and other communities of color are welcome here. Now that the bill has passed out of committee, we look forward to its swift passage in the House without any further changes,” Senior Legislative and Advocacy Counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Mana Waheed declared.