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Immigration Policy Controversies

Controversies over immigration policy, including the myth about a 'Muslim ban' from public office.

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Jan 31, 2026

What vetting processes were used for refugees and immigrants under Obama, particularly from majority-Muslim countries?

responded to a 2011 security incident involving by ordering a focused review and tightening of refugee and Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) vetting procedures rather than imposing a blanket ban; the resul...

Jan 5, 2026

When and how was the U.S. law barring Muslims from office challenged or overturned?

There never was a federal statute that explicitly barred Muslims from holding public office in the United States; the viral claim tying that fiction to the 1952 McCarran-Walter Act is a debunked misre...