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Mo Farah, Great Britain's four-time Olympic gold medalist, criticized the controversial immigration ban enacted by United States President Donald Trump.
Ben Rumsby of the Telegraph shared Farah's statement:
Farah, 33, was born in Somalia but now lives in Oregon, per BBC Sport.
On Friday, President Trump signed an executive order halting the admission of refugees into the United States from Syria, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. The order also established that Christians and refugees from other religions hailing from Muslim nations would be given preference for admittance to the United States over Muslim refugees.