First lawsuit over latest travel ban filed by Muslim student group
Source: The Hill
BY MALLORY SHELBOURNE - 10/03/17 10:16 AM EDT
An Iranian-American student group has filed the first federal lawsuit over President Trump’s latest travel ban.
The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court of the District of Maryland on Monday by the Iranian Alliance Across Borders (IAAB), along with Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and Muslim Advocates. The groups also partnered with the National Iranian-American Council.
“Over the past year, our members have been subject to discrimination in their schools and subways. We have been separated from our loved ones and had to endure this administration’s continued campaign to divide our families,” said IAAB’s executive director, Mana Kharrazi.
“Our youth are witness to a rise in hatred that puts our country in jeopardy of ushering in a dark chapter of bigotry. We have a right to exist and be protected in the U.S. without becoming pawns in an agenda that has little to do with safety and security.” The complaint argues that Trump’s latest travel ban defies an Immigration and Nationality Act rule that bars discrimination when providing visas. It also says Trump’s new restrictions disobeys the Establishment Clause, which
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