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Muslim Registry

Trump has declared his intent to establish a Muslim registry and enact a comprehensive ban on Muslims entering the country.

See also Muslim Immigration Ban and Muslims.

Timeline

2015.11.20Trump says he'd "absolutely" require Muslims to register in a database. nytimes.com (See also Muslims)
2015.11.20Trump tweets "I didn't suggest a database-a reporter did. We must defeat Islamic terrorism & have surveillance, including a watch list, to protect America" twitter.com (See also Muslims)
2015.11.23Trump has not, so far, thoroughly disavowed the creation of a national registry of Muslims. newyorker.com (See also Immigration)
"This alone should be shocking, quite apart from his fear-mongering about mosques and refugees, subjects on which he seems to be getting a relative pass, in part because his opponents have not exactly taken heroic stands on the issue."
2015.11.25Trump tweets "I LIVE IN NEW JERSEY & @realDonaldTrump IS RIGHT: MUSLIMS DID CELEBRATE ON 9/11 HERE! WE SAW IT!" twitter.com (See also Muslims, Muslim Immigration Ban, Falsehoods)
2016.05.16Trump urges Muslims to cooperate with police and "turn people in." bbc.com (See also Muslims, Muslim Immigration Ban)
2016.11.15Trump advisor Kobach says transition team is planning for Mexico wall and considering Muslim registry. reuters.com (See also Mexico Wall, Muslims, Presidential Transition)
2016.11.17Civil rights advocates describe renewed support for Muslim registry as "abhorrent." npr.org (See also Muslims)
2016.11.17Muslims are alarmed by Trump supporter's description of Japanese internment as a precedent for a Muslim registry. nytimes.com (See also Muslims)
2016.11.17Trump offers ex-general and anti-Islamist Michael Flynn national security advisor post, which does not require Senate confirmation. nytimes.com (See also Conflicts of Interest, Turkey, Russia, Muslim Immigration Ban, Michael Flynn, Presidential Transition)
2016.11.18Trump's team said today that he had never advocated for "any registry or system that tracks individuals based on their religion" -- despite statements in the past that may be at odds with that. abcnews.go.com (See also Muslims, Immigration, Racism)
2016.12.15Hundreds of Silicon Valley employees pledge to resist efforts to create a Muslim registry. teenvogue.com (See also Muslims, Technology)
2016.12.21Trump, when asked about his proposed Muslim registry by a reporter, says "you know my plans." washingtonpost.com (See also Muslims, Immigration, Immigrants)
2016.12.22Obama just made it harder for Trump to create a Muslim Registry by ordering DHS to dismantle a dormant program that was used to track people from Muslim-majority countries. theatlantic.com (See also Muslims, Racism)
2016.12.22President Obama decides to formally dismantle post-9/11 NSEERS visitor registry program before Trump can revive it. nytimes.com (See also Muslims)
2017.01.05After the Berlin terrorist attack in December, President-elect Donald Trump repeated his intention to build a Muslim registry, here the San Francisco Chronicle appeals to Tech CEOs to say they will not build a Muslim registry sfchronicle.com (See also Muslims, Racism)
2017.01.06Full text of the Protect American Families Act of 2017. scribd.com (See also Muslims, Immigration, Immigrants)
Protect American Families Act of 2017
2017.01.06U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and seven Senate colleagues introduce the Protect American Families Act. merkley.senate.gov (See also Muslims, Immigration, Immigrants)
2017.01.10John Kelly shies from Trump's wall and Muslim registry in confirmation hearing. theguardian.com (See also John Kelly, Mexico Wall, Department of Homeland Security, Immigration)
2017.01.10These are some of the key points of John Kelly's confirmation hearing for Secretary of Homeland Security. theguardian.com (See also John Kelly, Department of Homeland Security, Mexico Wall, Immigration, Muslim Immigration Ban)
2017.01.14San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee says he is "totally, 100 percent opposed" to Trump's proposed Muslim registry. sfgate.com (See also Muslims)
2017.01.16This is the full transcript of Donald Trump’s interview with Michael Gove and Kai Diekmann, former chief editor of the German newspaper Bild. thetimes.co.uk (See also First 100 Days, Germany, United Kingdom, Trade, Syria, Afghanistan, ISIS, Russia, NATO, Iran, Israel, Ireland, European Union, Mexico, China, Central Intelligence Agency, Mike Pompeo, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, Muslim Immigration Ban)
2017.01.17History professor Julian Lim explains why WWII Japanese American internment is not a valid precedent for a Muslim registry. houstonchronicle.com (See also Muslims)
2017.01.31Spokane City Council unanimously approves ordinance prohibiting city employees from helping to create a religious registry. spokesman.com (See also Muslims)

Assessments

Patti Jazanoski — The San Francisco Chronicle

In her Jan. 5, 2017, op-ed Jazanoski appeals to the technology community:

It’s time for technology CEOs to issue clear statements that their companies will not be complicit in any way. They can prove their corporate mottoes — “Culture & Inclusion” (Cisco) and “Corporate Social Responsibility” (Microsoft) — are not just empty slogans. Issuing a strong statement will help tech companies attract the best employees and signal to customers and the world that they will not betray them.