Biden reverses Muslim ban during first hours of presidency

Hours after US President Joe Biden was sworn into office on Wednesday, he signed an executive order to repeal the Trump-era Muslim Ban, a move analysts say sets the tone for his administration’s first term.

“I’m going to start by keeping the promises I made to the American people,” Biden said, before tackling a stack of executive orders, including the Muslim Ban.

His administration had earlier described former President Donald Trump’s most controversial policy as “xenophobia and religious animus.”

Biden had vowed to revoke the “vile” ban on his first day in office, calling the order an “assault on Black and brown communities”.

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