In response to Trump’s Executive Order Friday night banning Muslims from entering the United States, Greenpeace Attorney and Climate Specialist Naomi Ages said:
“Trump’s effective ban on Muslims is un-American, discriminatory, and illegal. Security officials currently defying the court order are undermining the separation of powers. This isn’t about terrorism or national security, it’s simply racism in action. The effective ban won’t make anyone safer, it will only tear families apart and endanger more people across the globe.
“Our country holds at its heart the value of treating people equally under the law, regardless of the color of their skin, their national origins, or their religion. This is the next step in a dangerous Trump agenda to criminalize religion and race and to create a divisive America where we build walls, shut down our borders, and discard the protections that are written into the constitution.
“We stand with the many people who showed up at airports around the country to protest this unconstitutional act and congratulate the ACLU for winning a temporary stay on the executive order. Greenpeace has pledged to continue to resist these bigoted policies and to act in solidarity with all of the communities Trump threatens. If Trump and Congress try to hurt us, our neighbors, or our children’s future, we will resist.”
