Becca Heller, Director, International Refugee Assistance Project at the Urban Justice Center:
“On January 27, Hameed Darweesh and thousands of others attempted to legally enter the United States. They were detained, handcuffed and, in many cases, deported. This settlement forces the government to individually reach out to everyone illegally kept out of the country, and begin to remedy that wrong. But it is only a first step — we continue to fight against the illegal, discriminatory, and un-American provisions of the second Muslim ban."
Esther Sung, Staff Attorney, National Immigration Law Center:
“This settlement is a victory for the individuals who were unlawfully detained and deported as a result of the president's Muslim ban, but our fight continues. The Muslim ban doesn’t just violate the Constitution, it flies in the face of dearly held values to live free from fear of persecution based on where we’re from or how we pray. This case may have ended, but we remain more committed to the fight now than ever before.”
Yusuf Saei, Student, Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic, Yale Law School:
“This fight began when thousands of Americans showed up at airports across the country to support refugees and protest religious discrimination. This settlement closes a chapter on the Trump administration’s catastrophic Muslim ban. It delivers a measure of fairness to people who were illegally and discriminatorily barred from entering the country, but the fight against prejudice and hatred is not over.”
(Source: American Civil Liberties Union)
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