Four-time Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah says he fears Donald Trump's travel ban means he may not be able to return to his family in the United States.
Sir Mo is a British citizen but was born in Somalia - one of the seven mainly-Muslim countries affected by the US President's controversial immigration policies.
People from Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen have been temporarily barred from entering the US along with all refugees.
The ban could also affect UK citizens born in those seven countries.
Sir Mo, 33, lives with his wife and children in Portland, Oregon, where he also trains but he is believed to be currently in Ethiopia.
He added his weight to criticism of the President's executive order, saying the ban "comes from a place of ignorance and prejudice".
In a statement, the long-distance runner, who won gold in the 5,000m and 10,000m events at the London and Rio Olympics, said: "On 1st January this year, Her Majesty The Queen made me a Knight of the Realm.
"On 27th January, President Donald Trump seems to have made me an alien.
"I am a British citizen who has lived in America for the past six years - working hard, contributing to society, paying my taxes and bringing up our four children in the place they now call home.
"Now, me and many others like me are being told that we may not be welcome.
He added: "It's deeply troubling that I will have to tell my children that daddy might not be able to come home - to explain why the president has introduced a policy that comes from a place of ignorance and prejudice.
"I was welcomed into Britain from Somalia at eight years old and given the chance to succeed and realise my dreams.
"I have been proud to represent my country, win medals for the British people and receive the greatest honour of a knighthood.
"My story is an example of what can happen when you follow polices of compassion and understanding, not hate and isolation."
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