US House passes bill to prevent another ‘Muslim ban’

Aljazeera
William Roberts
21 Apr 2021 

The NO BAN Act would prevent any future US president from imposing travel bans on the basis of religion.

President Donald Trump's travel ban targeting people from Muslim-majority countries drew protests [File: Yuri Gripas/Reuters]

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that would limit the ability of any United States president to impose a travel ban on the basis of religion, a move that was welcomed by civil rights advocates as “a major step forward”.

The legislation, known informally as the NO BAN Act, comes in response to former President Donald Trump’s controversial “Muslim ban” that barred travel to the US from several Muslim-majority countries.

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US House condemns Myanmar coup, urges freeing of detainees

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER

March 19, 2021 

The U.S. House on Friday condemned the military takeover in Myanmar, demanding the country’s junta release all the people it has detained and allow journalists to work freely.

Myanmar’s generals must allow the elected Parliament unseated by the Feb. 1 coup to resume its work, lawmakers said in a resolution.

“This military coup has not only set back the country’s democratic trajectory but also snuffed the hopes of the Burmese people for a better future,” Rep. Gerry Connolly, a Virginia Democrat, said of separate legislation approved Thursday, committing the U.S. to work with Asia states to restore democracy in Burma. Burma is another name for Myanmar.