Press Releases

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s executive order on travel from six countries designated by the Obama Administration as having ties to terror:

“The president is justified to place a temporary ban on immigrants from the countries identified by the Obama Administration as countries of concern because of their ties to terror. Over the past two years, we have heard extensive testimony from high-ranking Obama Administration officials, including James Comey, James Clapper, and Jeh Johnson, on the ties to terror and lack of verification of critical data about refugees coming from war-torn countries of the Middle East, particularly Syria. The short pause in refugee arrivals will help the new administration design an effective process for vetting.

“On the surface, it appears the rollout of the second version of this executive order is being carried out in a more thoughtful manner, allowing it to fulfill the stated goal of keeping our homeland safe while not unduly affecting those with proper U.S. travel documents. I remain pleased that the administration is keeping to its plan to maintain our long-standing tradition of being a beacon of hope for the world’s refugees by proposing 50,000 refugee admissions per year.”

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