SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As the Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments on President Trump’s latest travel ban on Wednesday [4-25-18], families wonder whether this may be a turning point in their effort to reunite with loved ones overseas. In December, the Supreme Court temporarily allowed the current version of the ban to go into full effect. Varying degrees of restrictions are placed on foreign nationals from eight countries, five of which have Muslim-majority populations. But even before this version of the travel ban, two previous editions had stalled immigration visa processes that were then underway, according to both immigration attorneys and US citizens trying to bring their families to America. Even the supposed exception for people with ‘bona fide relationships’ to US citizens was rendered meaningless in the bureaucracy they faced. The Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling by the end of June.”
-Natasha Chen, “Divided we fall: The impact of the travel bans on immigrant families,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, April 24, 2018 12:58 pm