Iraqi Lawmakers Recommend Reciprocal Ban on U.S. Citizens
- Trump migrant ban draws anger in ally fighting Islamic State
- Iraqi government to decide whether to take reciprocal action
Iraq Hits Back on U.S. Travel Ban
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Iraq’s parliament urged its government to bar U.S. citizens from entering the country, in response to an entry ban that President Donald Trump ordered on citizens of Iraq and six other Muslim-majority nations.
A majority of lawmakers voted on Monday to recommend a reciprocal ban, Mahmoud Al-Hassan, a member of parliament’s legal committee, said by phone from Baghdad. The non-binding measure also calls on Iraq’s government to lodge protests with the Trump administration, the U.S. Congress and international bodies including the United Nations.