in a small room and treated them as criminals or as people who may have committed a crime. they were six years old and seven years old, it's a terrorist just because they came from yemen, then i think where is the humanity? >> now the president issuing a statement that defends the ban, quote, we will continue to show compassion to those pleaing oppression. this is not a muslim ban, this is not about religion, this is about terror and keeping our country safe. m and now another sign of how surprising this travel ban was for some in congress, sources tell cnn a republican congressional aid blasting the white house over how it alerted capitol hill about the travel ban. the aid telling cnn the lawmakers in both the house and senate on the relevant committees are quote pretty pissed about how this went down