Ms. Warren mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from massachusetts. Ms. Warren thank you, mr. President. On friday night, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that strikes at the very heart of our democracy. I wish that i were exaggerating. I wish that there were some thrsh this were some sort of a game. But the ban that keeps refugees and immigrants from entering our country is illegal. It is unconstitutional. It is immoral, and it must be overturned. The effects of this order were immediate and terrifying for people in massachusetts and all across this country. My office got a call from an iranian citizen who was traveling to massachusetts to see his daughter who is currently receiving treatment for cancer. He was denied boarding in germany and sent back to iran. We heard from a woman who already has an approved immigrant visa but still hasnt found an airline that will allow her to board a flight to the United States. And a massachusetts resident called because her cousin was not allowed to board a flight either. Another massachusetts resident called because her iranian sisters were denied boarding at london heathrow. Both have their valid j1 visas. One is a visiting professor at harvard and the other is a postdoc fellow at harvard medical. We heard from an iranian student studying at m. I. T. She was denied entry on saturday and what they tried to return on sunday, after the temporary stay had been issued, she was denied boarding by lufthansa. And a massachusetts student called because his wife was denied boarding in switzerland. None of these people are criminals. None of these people are threats. Theyre students at some of the worlds top universities. Theyre doctors and scientists at some of the countrys best hospitals. Most of them have already been vetted and granted the right to come to america. One is a father who wants to see his cancerstricken daughter. They are husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, friends and neighbors. They are people. They are real people. They are part of what makes massachusetts great and they are part of what makes america great. Donald trumps radical ban on muslims isnt in line with American Values or with our constitution. It is also not in line with what the Republican Party stands for. In the months following the attacks of september 11, president george w. Bush made a point to remind the United States that we were not at war against islam. In a speech in april of 2002, he said and i want to quote here america rejects bigotry. We reject every act of hatred against people of arab background or muslim faith. America values and welcomes peaceful people of all faiths christian, jewish, muslim, hindu, sikh and many others. Every faith is practiced and protected here because we are one country. Every immigrant can be fully and equally american because we are one country. Race and color should not divide us because america is one country. Do Senate Republicans agree . If so, then come down here and say so. Where are you . Where are Senate Republicans when their republican president issues an order targeting one religious group . Lets be clear about what happened here. Keeping the details secret, working with a small group of operatives inside the white house, consulting no experts in diplomacy or Homeland Security and getting advice from outsiders with no actual legal authority, President Trump acted unilaterally to issue this order. And make no mistake, while it may not affect every muslim in the world, Donald Trumps executive order is a muslim ban and it is unconstitutional. This is a crisis. The senate should take up and pass senator feinsteins bill to overturn this illegal order right now. Whats happening is shocking. It is shocking but it is not surprising. Donald trump is doing exactly what he said he was going to do. During his president ial campaign, he promised and i quote, a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the United States. Thats what he said. And last year it seemed like president much everyone agreed, that this was not acceptable in the United States of america. Speaker paul ryan declared that quote a religious test for entering our country is not reflective of americas fundamental values. I reject it. So where are you now, paul ryan . Have you rejected President Trumps order to impose a religious test for entering our country . Have you introduced a bill to overturn it . You have the power. Where are you . As governor of indiana, Vice President mike pence said that quote calls to ban muslims from entering the u. S. Are offensive and unconstitutional. So where are you right now, Vice President pence . Have you called to overturn President Trumps offensive and unconstitutional order . Have you asked republicans to introduction a bill to overturn it . You have a platform. Where are you . And Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell called a muslim ban quote completely and totally inconsistent with American Values. So where are you right now, Mitch Mcconnell . Have you rejected President Trumps muslim ban that is completely and totally inconsistent with American Values . Have you introduced a bill to overturn it . You have the power. Where are you . President trump ignored these Republican Leaders, and today these Republican Leaders will not stand up for what is right. President trump may be willing to ignore the constitution and the laws of the United States of america, and the Republican Leadership in congress may be willing to ignore the constitution and the laws of the United States of america, but the American People are not. This weekend americans across this country came together to reject this sort of fear and hate. The American People showed courage, even as the Republican Leadership hid out. Crowds of people raced to airports across this country to welcome immigrants and refugees and to demand compliance with Court Rulings that gave individuals and families temporary relief and to demand that this reckless order be rescinded. I was proud to stand with hundreds of people at Logan Airport in boston on saturday night, and then with more than 20,000 people in Copley Square on sunday. We had one of the biggest demonstrations in the country. I also want to say i am in awe of the hundreds of lawyers and translators who dropped everything and spent sleepless nights in airport terminals and courts fighting for justice. Because of their tireless work, we have already been able to undo some of the damage caused by President Trump. Now, while i am encouraged by our victories in the court this weekend, the Trump Administration has derided these judges and in some instances refused to follow these orders. This is shocking and unconstitutional. Congress must act. We must act now. Congress must stand up and say to President Trump that this is not who we are. Congress must say to donald trump and to the world we will not turn our backs on lawful immigrants and refugees fleeing murderers. We will not turn our backs on people who risk their own lives to protect our soldiers in iraq and in the fight against isis. We will not give isis more recruiting material. We will not promote an imagined religious war between america and islam. We will stand for our values, for American Values, for human values. We will not be divided by hate and fear. 15 months ago i traveled to the greek island of lesvos. This was the first stop for many refugees as they flee from the terrors of isis. That is where i saw the shoddy paper thin rubber rafts that people cram on to with nothing more than a hope and a prayer that they will make it across a choppy sea. I saw the little plastic pool floaties that people put on small children hoping that it would be enough to save them if the raft went down. And i met a 7yearold girl who had been sent out on that perilous journey alone. I thought about what horrors her parents must have faced to hand a wad of cash to human smugglers with only the most desperate dream, that their little girl would find Something Better on the other side. President trump is trying to shut the door on that little girl and on countless others who are fleeing for their lives. Hes trying to shut the door on children, on doctors, on students, on engineers, on husbands and wives, on grandmas and grandpas. Thats not all. President trump is trying to shut the door on people who risked their lives helping american soldiers, people who face execution in the hands of terrorists if they are sent ba back. President trump is even trying to shut the door on legal immigrants, on students and faculty, on people who work in massachusetts and across this country, on people who have already been thoroughly screened for entry into the United States and have been granted permanent status to live and work in our country. This has nothing to do with security, nothing. Little girls fleeing from murderers are not a threat. Elderly grandparents detained at airports are not a threat. Students and teachers and people who work in massachusetts and across the country are not a threat. Iraqi translators who put their own lives at risk to protect american soldiers are not a threat. We should welcome them. We should welcome them with open arms. That is who we are. Voices from across the political spectrum, including many of my friends from across the aisle have already stepped forward to criticize this order, but criticism is not enough. President trumps executive order must be overturned. We must overturn it. For those who remain unconvinced, i would like to take some time this evening to talk about some of the people who are hurt by the president s reckless, heartless, illegal, unconstitutional actions. Stories have poured into my office, on evening news, on social media. We have heard time and time again about the consequences of President Trumps reckless and illegal order. I would like to share some of those stories in my time tonight. I want to start with a story i want to read one. My staff and i have spent the weekend listening to and meeting with people who have been affected. I have seen firsthand the devastating effects of President Trumps actions. And i want to start with a story of someone i met at Logan Airport on saturday night. The story i want to read is from cbs boston, detainee released after federal judge grants stay on trumps immigration freeze. Ha mad asani bay was questioned at Logan Airport saturday while trying to get back into america after caring for his sick father in his native iran. He has lived in the boston area for approximately nine years after a judge granted a case brought by lawyers from the American Civil Liberties union saturday night, asani bay was reunited with his wife and daughter who had traveled with him to iran but returned two weeks earlier. He was not angry about his questioning. Everybody was friendly, asani bay told wbzs jim smith. They had to do what they had to do. Im grateful for all the people back there, but it was chaotic. His wife is now questioning what the future will be like for her family in america. Its just terrifying how my life has changed in two days, three days, she said. I dont know about the future. Last week everything was normal. I would pick up my daughter from preschool and she was like everyone else. I was like everyone else. But now were different. I met with this family. This is what President Trumps order means. It means stopping people like this and telling them that their future is different now in america. Im going to read another story. This one is from nbc boston. Protesters rally as doctors, students blocked from entering the country after trumps orders. At Boston Logan International airport, at least six people from iran were detained saturday night after their flights landed in the u. S. A federal judge in new york issued a temporary stay late saturday for all detainees affected by trumps executive orders which barred all refugees from entering the United States for four months and indefinitely halted any from syria. Trump argued the ban is needed to keep out quote radical islamist terrorists. A tweet by samira, an iranian doctor, stated that she was denied boarding when she arrived for her flight to the United States from germany. In a skype interview from switzerland, she told us she had planned to come to the u. S. To start a study at Harvard Medical School analyzing tuberculosis. Quote, my view of america, of course, doesnt change because of a decision a politician makes. My view of america changes because the land that used to be the land of those who want to be there, who want to do something good to the community and take something good from the community, that picture of america has changed for me , she said. Several students at massachusetts colleges also tweeted that they were being blocked from entering the country. In a statement, m. I. T. Officials said that theyre very troubled that trumps executive order is affecting the universitys community and are exploring options for helping impacted students. Northeastern university in a statement to their community offered to support their students, faculty and staff reminding them of their commitment to each other. Yeah, we believe in the commitment to each other, but thats what it is that donald trump is trying to destroy. Another story from wbur. Somalia family resettling in lowell worries for other refugees as trump promises restrictions. The order will have global implications, including for one newly arrived somali family now living in lowell. The three ahmeed sisters from somalia huddled on the couch with their mother in the lobby of a busy office. Each wore a brightly colored head scarf. Each clutched a plastic bag carrying their personal documents. They are the most recent refugees to be welcomed at the International Institute of new englands lowell resettlement office, and with trumps refugee restrictions hanging in the balance, they are likely the last somali family to enter the state for some time. Quote my mom and dad fled from the conflict, explained ala owe ahmeed. She and her sister fled for kenya. She retold the story of her mother fatimah and how she and her father left in 1993 amid the somali civil war. She said it was like conflict all over the country, she said. People were killing each other like tribes, different tribes were killing each other. Whenever they see you, they kill you and they even used to come in the houses to rape the girls and kill them. So they had to move. The youngest daughter asha was born in kenya where the girls grew up and went to school and learned english. Still they all very much consider themselves somali. When asked about their father, one of the young women said she watched him die in 2006 from an asthma attack. She said the family didnt have enough money for a new inhaler. After beginning the refuge application in kenya six years ago, the family arrived in manchester, new hampshire, only a few days ago. Hawa and muna said their arrival felt real, like a dream come true. And then hawa said, as soon as they got off the plane, they saw the news about trumps executive orders on the airport television. Even tears were filled up in my eyes, because i felt very bad for others, she said. They have more expectation. Some were even told that they are going, which city they are going. And if they stop all these things, its going to be very painful. I just have a very sincere request to the president , that he should drop out that idea. Thats all. Hawo said that they know many fellow refugees in kenya who are in the final phases of their application process. She said, her aunt and cousin who fiscal cliff a refugee camp in kampala, uganda, had only one more interview to complete before they were hoping to meet them in massachusetts. Now theyre not sure what will happen. I couldnt sleep last night just thinking about them, and she has been in the process for so long. And we want, if you can help her, hawo said. That is what donald trump is doing to people around the world. Another story wcbv tv. Trumps executive order worries massachusetts family awaiting loved one. With the stroke of a pen, President Donald Trump fulfilled a Campaign Promise that temporarily bans more thank 130 Million People from entering the United States. Several people were prevented from entering boston due to trumps executive order. Quote we are very worried. We are very concerned, omar salem of canton said. Quks im hoping for the best. Aim hoping that i can get a text from him saying im here. Salel is awaiting his brothers arrival. He was an vacation when the president signinged the executive order, suspending visa spwreu from seven entry from seven countries. We dints know it was going to be that bad and that shameful, salem said. Salems brother