Supreme Court Upholds Trump’s Islamophobic Travel Ban

December 5, 2017
Centre for Research on Globalization

Trump imposed a travel ban on six predominantly Muslim countries, a presidential proclamation adding two more.

Targeted nations include Chad, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen, plus North Korea and Venezuela.

None of these countries or their citizens threaten US national security. Trump’s ban targets them for being predominantly Muslim nations ravaged by US aggression and/or for their sovereign independence and opposition to its imperial agenda – no legitimate reasons.

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the ban because of its “religious intolerance, animus, and discrimination.”

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December 7, 2017