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Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: New Travel Ban Takes Effect, National Groups Respond to Expansion of Muslim Ban Targeting More Black Immigrants:
February 21, 2020
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release on Feb. 20:

On January 31, 2020, the Trump Administration issued a proclamation announcing an expansion of the Muslim Ban to include Nigeria, Tanzania, Eritrea, Sudan, Burma and Kyrgyzstan. As of tomorrow, February 21, 2020, new immigrant visas will no longer be issued to nationals from Myanmar, Nigeria, Kyrgyzstan and Eritrea. The ban will also exclude nationals from the . . .

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