(Hill) More than 31,000 people were denied entry to the U.S. under President Trump’s travel ban, a State Department official said Tuesday while testifying before the House Judiciary Committee.
“There’s approximately 31,334 refusals up to Sept. 14, 2019,” said Edward Ramotowski, the deputy assistant secretary for visa services in the Bureau of Consular Affairs.
Ramotowski, in response to questions by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), also said that “more than 7,600 waivers have been granted.”
Tuesday’s hearing was called “Oversight of the Trump Administration’s Muslim Ban.” Trump and his allies have said the travel ban is not a Muslim ban despite his calls during the 2016 election for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.”
