BREAKING: The House has passed the NO BAN Act, 233-183. Story to come for @CourthouseNews.
A vote is now underway on the Access to Counsel Act, which would guarantee that immigrants/refugees attempting to enter the U.S. w/proper doc have access to counsel if they are subject to inspection.
documentcloud.org/documents/7000…
.@lauferlaw tells me he thinks the #NoBanAct will help stem racial and religious profiling of those seeking asylum, refuge, or a new life inside U.S. borders.
Read about that & more on today's historic House vote for Muslim American civil rights here:
courthousenews.com/house-votes-on…
This is the long game. You pass a bill in the House and even if it will never see the light of day in this Senate -- there is still something to be had in planting trees whose shade is not promised to you but another.
My story on the #NoBanAct vote here:
courthousenews.com/house-votes-on…
My thanks to @MuslimAdvocates as well for taking some time to speak with me today for this story.
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