--- title: Trevor Noah on Trump immigration ban VIDEO description: The 'Daily Show' host and correspondent Hasan Minhaj discuss the unexpected consequences of the president's controversial executive order. canonical: https://time.com/4655120/trevor-noah-refugee-ban/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-31T19:50:59.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:40:37.895Z og:title: Watch Trevor Noah Explain the Irony of Trump's 'Insane' Immigration Ban og:description: A correspondent observed that the ban might have had the opposite effect og:url: https://time.com/4655120/trevor-noah-refugee-ban/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Trevor Noah Explain the Irony of Trump's 'Insane' Immigration Ban twitter:description: A correspondent observed that the ban might have had the opposite effect twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Trevor Noah Targets Trump's 'Insane' Immigration Ban > Sponsored content. 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Welcome to Trump’s America.” He called the immigration ban, which limits immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries, an order that involved “all the consideration of a drunken Vegas wedding,” and then brought in senior correspondent and fellow [comedian Hasan Minhaj](http://time.com/3987824/jon-stewart-final-daily-show-alumni/?iid=sr-link1)—who had recently flown into JFK Airport over the weekend in [the midst of the frenzy](http://time.com/4649751/trump-immigration-protest-new-york/?iid=sr-link4)—to comment on his own experience. “Muslims were publicly praying, and people were cheering them on. Do you understand? Muslims publicly praying at the airport! Think about how crazy this is,” Minhaj reflected, noting that strangers even came up to hug him. He had one parting thought for the commander-in-chief: “For years, Donald Trump has been terrified about the spread of Islam in America. 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