Like his Toronto FC captain, Steven Beitashour does not agree with travel ban
CHAMPIONSGATE, United States — Steven Beitashour is quick to tell you he is a soccer player, not a politician.
But as a California-born Iran international, the Toronto FC fullback has a unique perspective on President Donald Trump’s controversial attempt to restrict who can enter the U.S.
Trump’s executive order suspended refugee admissions for 120 days and indefinitely barred the processing of refugees from Syria. It also temporarily barred the citizens of seven majority Muslim nations — Iran, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, Yemen and Iraq — from entering the U.S.
Beitashour pointed to Toronto captain Michael Bradley’s eloquent opposition to the ban, which has been successfully challenged in court.