Ilhan Omar tweeted the following:
"It will put the lives of countless asylum-seekers at risk. By punishing the victims of decades of failed policy, it will do absolutely nothing to address the root causes of U.S. immigration.""Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Ilhan Omar:
"The Biden Administrations proposed rule would prohibit any migrants from applying for asylum in the United States unless they have already been turned away from asylum in another country. It is, in word and deed, almost identical to Donald Trumps 'transit ban.' "Read on Twitter
"Just as I vocally criticized this policy when Donald Trump proposed it, I must do the same when it is proposed by a Democratic president. The policy flies in the face of international law, U.S. law and basic morality.""Read on Twitter
"The right to seek asylum is a fundamental human right. So core are the rights of refugees and asylum seekers that the United States of America led two separate UN conventions explicitly outlining the legal obligations of States to protect them.""Read on Twitter
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