Joe Biden Prepares An Executive Order To Lift The Ban On Entry Of Immigrants From Muslim Countries

JAKARTA - The President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, is said to have signed a number of executive orders in the early days of his administration, after being sworn in on Wednesday, Janauri the day after tomorrow.

One of them is the cancellation or lifting of the entry ban for travelers from several Muslim-majority countries. This ban is known to be controversial.

Launching Al Jazeera This information is based on a memo circulated last weekend by Biden's candidate for Chief of Staff of the White House, Ron Klain. During the campaign, Biden promised to lift the ban if he was elected President of the United States, shortly after being inaugurated.

In addition, Joe Biden is also said to be signing executive orders related to handling COVID-19, rejoining the Paris Climate Change Agreement, to the Immigration Law which allows millions of people to obtain citizenship and solutions to unite separated immigrant children with their parents.

"As President I will work with you to remove the poison of hatred from our society, to respect your contributions and seek your ideas. My government will look like America should, with American Muslims able to move freely in all walks of life," he said. during the October campaign last year.

It is known that Donald Trump issued an executive order in the form of an entry ban for travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries. Covering Iran, Syria, Iraq, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen.

This policy was later expanded, among others, by prohibiting immigrants from Venezuela, North Korea, and Myanmar. This policy was revised several times in the midst of a number of lawsuits, before being confirmed by the US Supreme Court's decision in 2018.