Fifty-one House Democrats have asked President Obama to make it harder for President-elect Trump to institute a Muslim registry when he takes office.

Led by Reps. John Conyers of Michigan, Zoe Lofgren of California, and Minnesota’s Keith Ellison, the lawmakers sent a letter Thursday urging Obama to rescind a program launched in response to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that included a registration component for men from primarily Arab and Muslim countries.

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