U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor released the following statement on the executive order on refugees: 

“President Trump’s executive order targeting and banning legal permanent residents and refugees from war-torn areas is illegal, immoral and un-American.  It has made us less safe.  If the President wants to empower jihadists, this is the way to do it.

I am in contact with local refugee assistance agencies to monitor circumstances of families who may have been in transit.  I will remain vigilant and do everything possible to ensure America continues to provide safe haven to victims of torture and persecution as our country has done since its founding.

It is outrageous that President Trump has created a religious test and banned well-vetted victims of the Syrian civil war.  America's current vetting process is the most stringent in the world.  Banning Muslims, Iraqis and others who have assisted the U.S. military will empower our terrorist foes. Facts matter.  Trump is taking our country down a dangerous path based on disinformation and discrimination.