The Writers Guild of America calls Donald Trump\u2019s Muslim ban is \u201cprofoundly un-American.\u201d
\u201cIt is both unconstitutional and deeply wrong to say that you cannot enter our country because of where you were born or what religion you were born into,\u201d Michael Winship, president of Writers Guild of America East (WGAE), and Howard A. Rodman, president of Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW), said in a joint statement. \u201cThe Writers Guilds of America, East and West condemn Donald Trump\u2019s profoundly un-American \u2018Muslim ban,\u2019 and applaud the Federal Court\u2019s decision to grant a stay that will keep those being held at American airports from being forcibly returned to their countries. Human rights \u2013 including the freedoms of speech and religion \u2013 are essential to all Americans and to all who come here to build better lives.\u201d
On Friday, Trump signed an executive order calling for a 90-day ban on the admission of any citizen of Iran or six other Muslim-majority countries even if they have valid visas. Trump\u2019s executive order does allow for exceptions, noting that \u201cthe Secretaries of State and Homeland Security may, on a case-by-case basis, and when in the national interest, issue visas or other immigration benefits to nationals of countries for which visas and benefits are otherwise blocked.\u201d
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In a tweet sent late Friday, Trita Parsi of the National Iranian American Council said he \u201cconfirmed\u201d that \u201cThe Salesman\u201d director Asghar Farhadi, whose film is nominated for an Oscar, \u201cwon\u2019t be let into the US to attend Oscar\u2019s\u201d due to the new order.
The Writers Guild continued, \u201cWe are especially troubled by reports that Asghar Farhadi, director of \u2018The Salesman,\u2019 which won Best Screenplay at Cannes and is now nominated for an Oscar, may together with his cast and crew be prevented from entering our country. From its early days, the entertainment industry has been built by the imagination of immigrants. Our guilds are unions of storytellers who have always welcomed those from other nations, and of varying beliefs, who wish to share their creativity with America. We are grateful to them, we stand with them, we will fight for them.\u201d
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On Sunday, the director decided not to attend next month\u2019s Academy Award ceremony, even if granted permission.
On Friday, a federal judge blocked the government from deporting citizens detained at U. S. airports as a result of the executive order to ban those coming in from seven Muslim countries. The ruling does not ensure that those detained will be released, but it does keep them from deportation, at least for the time being.
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