We keep hearing that President Trump will roll out the new version of his travel ban any day now. The White House delayed it earlier this week, because Trump advisers reportedly thought it could step on the good press he’d earned from his speech, thus inadvertently undercutting their own claims that enacting the ban is […]
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Trump Delays New Travel Ban
President Donald Trump was barely in office when he signed an executive order restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations. There was not a moment to waste, he said, because any delay would allow the “bad dudes” to rush into the U.S. Then federal courts struck down his ban. The White House said a new version […]
Iraq Removed From Trump’s Travel Ban List
President Donald Trump’s new immigration order will remove Iraq from the list of countries whose citizens face a temporary U.S. travel ban, U.S. officials say, citing the latest draft in circulation. Trump is expected to sign the executive order in the coming days. Four officials told The Associated Press that the decision followed pressure from […]
Trump Ready To Unveil New Travel Ban
President Trump plans to issue a revised version of his temporary travel ban targeting majority-Muslim countries as early as Tuesday, with a likely focus on fewer people so it will survive legal challenges. The new order, according to a draft obtained by the Associated Press, would focus on the same seven countries — Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen — […]
Deporting Immigrants Prevents Crime Says Trump Administration
White House policy director Stephen Miller on Sunday expanded the goals of President Donald Trump’s controversial immigration executive order, saying it would “prevent crime before it happens” by deporting undocumented immigrants deemed to “pose a threat to public safety.” The statement was reminiscent of the plot of “Minority Report,” a film set in a dystopian future […]
Trump Promises Travel Ban Action
President Trump said Friday that he would take action next week to strengthen border security in the wake of an appeals court ruling against his travel ban order, but declined to say what avenue that action would take. WASHINGTON — President Trump said Friday he’s considering a new executive order on refugees as soon as Monday or […]
British Prime Minister Say’s Trump’s Travel Ban Is Wrong
British Prime Minister Theresa May waded into the international debate over President Trump’s travel ban Thursday, blasting the executive order as “wrong” during a news conference. “We thought that was wrong, that was divisive,” May said of the ban, which halts entry into the U.S. for any refugees and citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries. […]
5 Important Moments From Appeals Court Hearing On Travel Ban
1. Judges Ask for Evidence to Support the Travel Ban Arguing for the federal government that the executive order was “well within the president’s power as delegated to him by Congress,” Flentje soon found himself on the defensive as Friedland pressed for evidence the government relied on to determine the risks posed by immigrants from […]
DOJ’s Emergency Injunction On Immigration Ban Denied
An Airbus A350-900 for Qatar Airways in 2014 in France. Qatar Airways is among the airlines that have announced they will resume boarding travelers affected by President Trump’s executive order. President Trump’s travel ban remains suspended, after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit denied a Justice Department request to stay the suspension […]
Federal Judge In Seattle Blocks Trump’s Travel Ban
U.S. District Senior Judge James Robart of Seattle on Friday issued a nationwide restraining order blocking the travel ban put in place by President Trump last week. Trump’s ban, created through an executive order, sought to block people from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the United States. In issuing his decision, Robart was siding with […]
Trump Fires Acting Attorney General
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday fired Sally Yates, the acting attorney general and a Democratic appointee, after she refused to defend in court his controversial refugee and immigration ban. The extraordinary public clash over Trump’s most consequential policy decision to date laid bare the discord and dissent surrounding the executive order, which temporarily […]
Trump’s Anti-Immigration Order Shaped By Benefits To His Private Businesses
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that puts a freeze on immigration from seven countries: Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Yemen, Iraq and Sudan. Even as President Trump takes steps to restrict visitors from some majority-Muslim countries, he and his family continue to do business in some of the others. Ethics experts question […]