Britain Outraged after U.S. Bars Muslim Family from Flying to Disneyland

Officials in England are in an uproar after the United States refused entry to at least one British Muslim family headed to Disneyland.

In a widely quoted letter to Prime Minister David Cameron calling for an investigation into the incident, one member of parliament openly fretted that UK Muslims are being ‘trumped,’ referring to presidential contender Donald Trump’s proposal to ban Muslims from entering the country.

MP Stella Creasy wrote Cameron after a family of 11 was refused entry on a flight headed from Gatwick to Los Angeles for a trip to Disneyland.

In an article for the Guardian, Creasy wrote,“Online and offline discussions reverberate with the growing fear UK Muslims are being ‘trumped’ – that widespread condemnation of Donald Trump’s call for no Muslim to be allowed into America contrasts with what is going on in practice.”

According to the BBC, a Muslim family of 11 was stopped on Dec. 15 by U.S. officials, who told them they would not be allowed to fly to Los Angeles.

“Mohammad Zahid Mahmood said his family was given no reason why US officials had refused to allow them to board,” the BBC reported.

Mahmood reportedly wanted to visit his brother, a U.S. citizen living in Southern California, while taking his family to Disneyland.