Jewish groups against President Trump’s travel ban

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Jews across the country are unifying against President Donald Trump’s travel ban and are urging people to welcome in refugees who have nowhere else to go.

HIAS, formerly known as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, is speaking out against Trump’s immigration order, “the U.S. Jewish community owes its very existence to a tradition of welcoming refugees.”

Orthodox, Conservative and Reform Jews most all agree that Trump’s immigration ban goes against everything the United States was built upon and that it will only continue to increase Islamophobia. The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights has also condemned the order and believes that the ban violates America’s value and beliefs in providing a safe place for refugees who are seeking asylum.