Rep. Keith Ellison: Court's travel ban decision will be 'marker of shame'

The Associated Press
June 26, 2018 at 7:53PM
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The first Muslim elected to Congress says the Supreme Court ruling decision upholding President Donald Trump's ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries is unjust and "will someday serve as a marker of shame."

U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., likened it to court decisions that upheld Japanese internment camps during World War II and "separate but equal" laws during the Jim Crow era in the American South.

Ellison called for a fight "for an America that recognizes that every human life has value and reflects our values of generosity and inclusion for all."

Ellison said the decision undermines the core value of religious tolerance on which America was founded.

Representative Keith Ellison spoke at the press conference expresses his strong disapproval of the decision and the policy in general.
Representative Keith Ellison spoke at the press conference expresses his strong disapproval of the decision and the policy in general. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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