ACLU Slams Supreme Court Decision Upholding Trump's Travel Ban

The American Civil Liberties Union sent out a series of tweets harshly criticizing a Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday that upheld President Donald Trump's travel ban.

BREAKING: SCOTUS has upheld Trump's Muslim ban. This is not the first time the Court has been wrong, or has allowed official racism and xenophobia to continue rather than standing up to it.

History has its eyes on us — and will judge today's decision harshly. #NoMuslimBanEver

— ACLU (@ACLU) June 26, 2018

The ACLU compared it to the court allowing the government to imprison Japanese Americans during World War II.

In 1944, the Supreme Court allowed the US government to imprison Japanese Americans solely because of their national origin and ethnicity, based on empty claims of national security.

It's one of the most shameful chapters of US history, and today's decision now joins it.

— ACLU (@ACLU) June 26, 2018

The organization also called on the public to demonstrate against the decision.

We must make it crystal clear to our elected representatives: If you are not taking action to rescind and dismantle Trump's Muslim ban, you are not upholding this country's most basic principles of freedom and equality.

Attend a rally TODAY near you: https://t.co/8HgoQcVx0d pic.twitter.com/ngmsHeVdQv

— ACLU (@ACLU) June 26, 2018

The court on Tuesday upheld Trump's travel ban, which restricts travel to the United States from five Muslim-majority countries: Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia and Yemen, according to The Hill.

The ACLU had criticized Trump's updated executive order as still a "Muslim ban at its core."

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