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 […]
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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 […]
Trump To Hire 5000 More Border Agents
President Trump called for the hiring of 5,000 border officers and tripling the size of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a brief address Wednesday at the Department of Homeland Security. Trump made the announcement in conjunction with the signing of two executive orders — one of which calls for the building of a border […]
Trump To Order Wall With Mexico; Limit Immigrants From Middle East
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will begin rolling out executive actions on immigration Wednesday, beginning with steps to build his proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to two administration officials. He’s also expected to target so-called sanctuary cities and is reviewing proposals that would restrict the flow of refugees to the United States. The […]
New Poll Shows That 72% Of Americans Want Illegal Immigrants To Stay
Despite Donald Trump’s campaign promise to crack down on illegal immigration, a majority of Americans would like to see undocumented immigrants stay in the country, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University. The response, 72% percent, was the highest since the Quinnipiac poll started asking the question four years ago. “Though it drew cheers […]
Trump’s wife worked in US illegally
Melania Trump was paid for 10 modeling jobs in the United States worth $20,056 that occurred in the seven weeks before she had legal permission to work in the country, according to detailed accounting ledgers, contracts and related documents from 20 years ago provided to The Associated Press. The details of Mrs. Trump’s early paid […]