Dems ask Obama to block Muslim registry

By Nicole Duran

Published December 2, 2016 1:56am ET

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Dems ask Obama to block Muslim registry — A group of lawmakers, including Minnesota's Keith Ellison, 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. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke) | Lauren Victoria Burke

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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