LOS ANGELES (KABC) — President Donald Trump’s new journey ban was on the heart of protests at Los Angeles Worldwide Airport on Monday.
The ban took impact Monday and restricts journey from 12 principally African international locations and Center Japanese international locations.
Trump cited nationwide safety issues as the rationale for the journey restrictions.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) condemned Trump’s new coverage, saying it targets Muslims.
“The truth that now we have to even clarify that American Muslims, and Muslims all over the world, over 2 billion folks, don’t have anything to do with terrorism, it in itself tells us how unhealthy issues are right this moment. It is virtually like asking a white individual to show to us that they do not belong to the KKK or to some white supremacist group,” mentioned Hussam Ayloush, the manager director of CAIR-LA.
The international locations affected by the journey ban embrace: Haiti, Equatorial Guinea, Chad, Iran, Libya, Eritrea, Sudan, Republic of the Congo, Yemen, Somalia, Afghanistan and Myanmar,
Partial journey restrictions have been positioned on: Cuba, Venezuela, Sierra Leone, Togo, Burundi, Turkmenistan and Laos.
Some imagine Trump could also be going too far.
“I believe Trump is on a retribution tour for all of his grievances and the issues he would not actually like, and I believe these international locations are on the record,” mentioned Marcus Epps, who was getting dropped off at LAX.
The coverage stems from a report on nations which have “hostile attitudes” towards the U.S. Others imagine possibly we must be trying into safety issues.
“I do not know sufficient about it, I simply imagine that if it is for security causes, they most likely know greater than I do,” mentioned traveler Lisa Adams.
There are a dozen of exemptions, together with inexperienced card holders, twin residents and athletes.
Olympic organizers say the journey ban won’t have an effect on the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
Protesters mentioned the ban is unneccesary and going overboard. They hope to reinforce the understanding of Islamic teams.
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