NEW YORK—In response to the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the third version of Trump’s travel ban to go into effect, PEN America Washington Director Gabe Rottman released the following statement:
“At most, this is a temporary victory for the administration. Challenges to this unprecedented, divisive, and cruel Muslim ban will continue to work their way through the courts, and we will fight to ensure that every American can exercise their constitutional right to meet face-to-face with writers and artists from around the world. We should be a beacon for the free flow of ideas, and a haven for those who are persecuted for their beliefs, not a country that tears families apart for no reason other than hate and spite.”
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