Reps. Chu, Beyer, and Omar Lead House Democrats in Condemning Trump’s Expanded Travel Ban

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28), Don Beyer (VA-08), and Ilhan Omar (MN-05) led 58 of their House Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to President Donald Trump, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Attorney General Pam Bondi condemning their reckless decision to more than double the scope of the administration's already-sweeping travel ban, and demanding that the policy be immediately reversed.

In the letter, the Members warn that the expanded travel ban is discriminatory, undermines America's values, and will cause serious harm to families, businesses, universities, and communities across the country and the world. They also raise concerns about the lack of transparency and clear justification behind the administration's decision, and demand transparency into the elimination of exemptions from President Trump's previous ban, including those for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders and immediate family members of U.S. citizens from impacted countries.

"Over 60% of the countries in Africa, and 20% of all countries worldwide, are now banned from the U.S." the Members wrote. "This expansion further entrenches a cruel and racist policy agenda disguised as national security, with serious, heartbreaking, and dangerous consequences."

The letter also underscores that the economic impacts of this travel ban will be devastating. As the United States prepares to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the ban will prevent fans from attending matches, deepen labor shortages in critical fields like medicine and agriculture, and further harm a tourism industry already projected to lose $12.5 billion in 2025.

"President Trump's actions once again disgrace the founding principles of our nation and enshrine cruelty into our immigration system," the Members concluded. "We condemn this proclamation and urge President Trump to rescind it immediately."

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This letter was signed by Representatives Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), Becca Balint (VT-AL), Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Ami Bera (CA-06), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Julia Brownley (CA-26), André Carson (IN-07), Greg Casar (TX-35), Judy Chu (CA-28), Yvette Clarke (NY-09), Jim Costa (CA-16), Danny Davis (IL-07), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Diana DeGette (CO-01), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), Lloyd Doggett (TX-37), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Dwight Evans (PA-03), Laura Friedman (CA-30), John Garamendi (CA-08), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Daniel Goldman (NY-10), Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Al Green (TX-09), Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Jonathan Jackson (IL-01), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Henry Johnson (GA-04), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Summer Lee (PA-12), Ted Lieu (CA-36), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), LaMonica McIver (NJ-10), Robert Menendez (NJ-08), Grace Meng (NY-06), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Eleanor Norton (DC-AL), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Delia Ramirez (IL-03), Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Janice Schakowsky (IL-09), Robert Scott (VA-03), Lateefah Simon (CA-12), Adam Smith (WA-09), Darren Soto (FL-09), Haley Stevens (MI-11), Eric Swalwell (CA-14), Shri Thanedar (MI-13), Dina Titus (NV-01), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Paul Tonko (NY-20), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Nydia Velázquez (NY-07), James Walkinshaw (VA-11), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12).

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