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Poligon commends Obama administration for ending NSEERS

12/22/2016

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Poligon commends the Obama administration for deleting the published rules of the National Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS). The dormant program, which was originally created by President Bush in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, could have been utilized by President-elect Donald Trump to establish a registration database for Muslim immigrants residing in the U.S.

NSEERS was problematic because the 25 countries requiring automatic registration were largely Muslim. It had massive implications on the Muslim community inside the U.S., deportating 10,000 of their friends and family members and causing thousands of dollars in legal fees for families who chose to fight it. NSEERS was also ineffective, producing zero terrorism-related convictions in the 93,000 cases it created. 

Now, if Trump intends to follow through with his abhorrent plan to register Muslims in a database, he will have to start from scratch. Poligon will continue working with Congress, the community, and our allies to ensure that it does not materialize.
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Poligon joins 300+ American Muslim leaders in open letter to Donald Trump

12/6/2016

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Poligon Education Fund joined over 300 American Muslim leaders in an open letter to President-elect Donald Trump, highlighting Muslim contributions to the U.S. and asking him to take concrete steps to protect the community and reconsider and reject Cabinet nominees who have made bigoted statements in the past.

“As our President-Elect, one of your duties is to ensure our collective safety and security,” the letter reads, noting the 67% uptick in anti-Muslim hate crimes reported by the FBI in 2015. “We call on you to make mutual respect and acceptance a hallmark of your presidency.”

Read the full text of the letter
 here and view coverage by the LA Times, TIME, and The Washington Post.
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