IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s revised effort to suspend travel to the U.S. for people from six Muslim-majority countries faces its biggest legal test to date Monday [5-8-17], as a federal appeals court in Virginia considers whether the president’s executive order should remain on hold because of concerns about religious discrimination. The Fourth […]
Category: Travel Ban
4/26/2017
LEGAL/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRAVEL BAN: “Out of our very big country, with many choices, does everyone notice that both the ‘ban’ case and now the ‘sanctuary’ case is brought in…the Ninth Circuit, which has a terrible record of being overturned (close to 80%). They used to call this ‘judge shopping!’ Messy system.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 26, […]
04/04/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Foreigners who want to visit the U.S., even for a short trip, could be forced to disclose contacts on their mobile phones, social-media passwords and financial records, and to answer probing questions about their ideology, according to Trump administration officials conducting a review of vetting procedures. The administration also wants to […]
04/03/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The federal government on Monday [4-3-17] began accepting visa applications for a fresh round of high-skilled foreign workers, without the wholesale changes President Donald Trump promised in his campaign. His administration did, though, announce one shift that could put pressure on outsourcing companies that typically win a large share of the […]
3/29/2017
ECONOMY/IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s temporary travel ban and an inhospitable political climate could punch an $18 billion hole in U.S. tourism by international visitors over the next two years, projections by travel analysts show. Foreign tourism is a $250 billion-a-year business in the United States, and Trump’s original and revised executive orders temporarily […]
3/27/2017
DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The ‘extreme vetting’ that President Donald Trump has in mind for travel to the U.S. isn’t just directed at individuals applying to come here. It is aimed at entire nations. The administration is looking to compel countries around the world to cooperate on a range of issues, including sharing their citizens’ […]
3/21/2017
HUMAN RIGHTS/OBAMA/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “The Trump administration did not attend a regional human rights hearing that examined how U.S. policies are hurting asylum claims or triggering other alleged immigration abuses. For decades, U.S. administrations have enthusiastically supported the Inter-American Human Rights Commission as it defended rights throughout the hemisphere, especially in repressive […]
3/16/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “A federal judge in Hawaii has blocked the major provisions of President Trump’s revised ban on refugee resettlement and travel from six predominantly Muslim countries, hours before the executive order was to take effect. The decision struck down, at least temporarily, the Trump administration’s attempt to pause all refugee […]
3/15/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge in Hawaii issued a nationwide order Wednesday [3-15-17] evening blocking President Trump’s ban on travel from parts of the Muslim world, dealing a stinging blow to the White House and signaling that Mr. Trump will have to account in court for his heated rhetoric about Islam. […]
3/15/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Advocates head to court Wednesday [3-15-17] to make last ditch-pleas to head off President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban without some of their most potent weapons: scenes of chaos as travelers were detained at airports across the country during Trump’s first attempt two months ago. Apparently by design, Trump’s […]
3/13/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Federal courts across the country have seen a flurry of activity over the last week as challengers of President Donald Trump’s new travel ban race to block it before it ever goes into effect. Trump signed a new executive order last week banning foreign nationals from six Muslim-majority countries from entering […]
3/12/2017
IMMIGRATION/PROTESTS/TRAVEL BAN: “During spring break, Canadian families used to pile the kids into a tour bus and head to New York to see the Statue of Liberty, Rockefeller Center and other attractions. It was the start of the busy season for Comfort Tour, a Toronto-based firm that usually brought between 200 and 300 tourists to […]
3/10/2017
2016 ELECTION/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In historically conservative Staten Island, where President Donald Trump won 57 percent of the vote, residents are readying their homes to keep immigrants protected from being deported. People like Ruth, a local educator who didn’t want her full name used so Immigration and Customs Enforcement could not identify her, are […]
3/09/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN: “Washington state, which played a central legal role in derailing President Donald Trump’s original executive order on immigration, also will challenge the revised White House order issued this week, its attorney general said on Thursday [3-9-17]. Several other Democratic-led states quickly signaled they would join the Washington suit, immediately making it a major […]
3/08/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRMP EXEC ORDER: “Hawaii is not wasting any time challenging President Donald Trump’s new travel ban. Attorneys for the state filed a new 40-page request just before midnight on Tuesday, asking a federal judge to issue a temporary restraining order blocking implementation of the new executive order. Trump signed a new executive […]
3/6/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security Implementing Immediate Heightened Screening and Vetting of Applications for Visas and Other Immigration Benefits, Ensuring Enforcement of All Laws for Entry into the United States, and Increasing Transparency among Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government and for […]
3/6/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security Implementing Immediate Heightened Screening and Vetting of Applications for Visas and Other Immigration Benefits, Ensuring Enforcement of All Laws for Entry into the United States, and Increasing Transparency among Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government and for […]
3/6/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDER: “President Trump on Monday [3-6-17] signed a revised version of his executive order banning migrants from predominantly Muslim nations, removing Iraqi citizens from the original travel ban at the urging of the State and Defense departments. The order, which comes about a month after federal judges blocked Mr. Trump’s […]
3/6/2017
IMMIGRATION/IRAQ/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “Iraq was removed from a revised version of an executive order banning travel from certain Muslim-majority countries after intensive lobbying from the Iraqi government at the highest levels, a senior US official told CNN Monday. President Donald Trump signed the order midday in the Oval Office, according to the […]
2/27/2017
BUSH FAMILY/TRAVEL BAN: “Former President George W. Bush has weighed in on the current administration’s controversial travel ban. During an interview with Today‘s Matt Lauer on Monday [2-27-17], Bush argued in favor of religious freedom when asked about President Donald Trump‘s Jan. 27 executive order, which temporarily banned people from seven predominantly Muslim countries from […]
2/21/2017
TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP PEOPLE/SEAN SPICER: “White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Tuesday contradicted a Justice Department court filing on President Donald Trump’s plans to rescind his executive order on visas and refugees, saying the original ban wouldn’t be revoked as another one is issued. At a White House press briefing, Mr. Spicer said the president […]
2/16/2017
IMMIGRATION/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRAVEL BAN: “Immigrant advocates and local law enforcers expressed fears on Thursday [2-16-17] that the arrest of an undocumented woman at a Texas courthouse as she sought protection from domestic violence would discourage others from asking for help. Officials in El Paso, Texas, said that the detention of the woman moments after Immigration and […]
2/15/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The municipal-bond market has an early read on President Donald Trump’s executive order threatening sanctuary cities: more bark than bite. The Jan. 25 order’s threat to cut federal funds to cities and counties that decline to cooperate with federal authorities enforcing policies on illegal immigrants is unlikely to hurt the municipalities’ […]
2/13/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The war between Trump and Silicon Valley is set to escalate. Bloomberg reported that another executive order, still being drafted, will overhaul the entire work-visa program on which Silicon Valley relies. Here, too, is an opportunity for Canada. If the Americans don’t want the highly skilled mobile people of the world, […]
2/12/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN: “72% of refugees admitted into U.S. (2/3 -2/11) during COURT BREAKDOWN are from 7 countries: SYRIA, IRAQ, SOMALIA, IRAN, SUDAN, LIBYA & YEMEN” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 12, 2017 06:55am […]
2/11/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN: “Our legal system is broken! ‘77% of refugees allowed into U.S. since travel reprieve hail from seven suspect countries.’ (WT) SO DANGEROUS! “ – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 11, 2017 07:12am […]
2/10/2017
LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN: “LAWFARE: ‘Remarkably, in the entire opinion, the panel did not bother even to cite this (the) statute.’ A disgraceful decision!” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 10, 2017 08:15am […]
2/10/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN: “A federal judge here expressed deep concerns Friday about President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration, signaling she may issue a preliminary injunction blocking the administration’s efforts to restrict entry to the U.S. If U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema does so, it would add another judicial roadblock to the president that is similar […]
2/9/2017
LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP EXEC ORDER: “SEE YOU IN COURT, THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE!” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 9, 2017 06:35pm […]
2/9/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRAVEL BAN: “A federal appeals panel on Thursday [2-9-17] unanimously rejected President Trump’s bid to reinstate his ban on travel into the United States from seven largely Muslim nations, a sweeping rebuke of the administration’s claim that the courts have no role as a check on the president. The three-judge panel, suggesting that the […]
2/9/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN: “Silicon Valley technology firms, worried about their ability to bring foreign workers to the U.S. under President Donald Trump, are distancing themselves from Indian outsourcing firms, which are heavy users of the same visa program that U.S. tech firms rely on. U.S. tech companies hope that any new restrictions on the H-1B visa […]
2/8/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On Saturday [2-4-17], using his favorite 140-character medium, President Trump insulted the federal jurist who blocked his immigration order aimed at Muslim travelers, dismissing Judge James L. Robart as a ‘so-called judge.’ Democratic U.S. Rep. Adam B. Schiff of Burbank, also on Twitter, responded tartly: ‘This *so-called* judge was nominated by […]
2/6/2017
BUSINESS/IMMIGRATION/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRAVEL BAN: “Early Monday, two former secretaries of state — John F. Kerry and Madeline Albright — joined a six-page joint statement saying Trump’s [travel ban] order ‘undermines’ national security and will ‘endanger U.S. troops in the field.’ The rare declaration, addressed to the 9th Circuit, was also backed by top former national security […]
2/5/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN: “I have instructed Homeland Security to check people coming into our country VERY CAREFULLY. The courts are making the job very difficult!” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 5, 2017 03:42pm […]
2/4/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN: “The judge opens up our country to potential terrorists and others that do not have our best interests at heart. Bad people are very happy!” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 4, 2017 07:48pm […]
2/4/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN: “Why aren’t the lawyers looking at and using the Federal Court decision in Boston, which is at conflict with ridiculous lift ban decision?” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 4, 2017 06:37pm […]
2/4/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN: “Because the ban was lifted by a judge, many very bad and dangerous people may be pouring into our country. A terrible decision” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 4, 2017 04:44pm […]
2/4/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN: “What is our country coming to when a judge can halt a Homeland Security travel ban and anyone, even with bad intentions, can come into U.S.?” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 4, 2017 03:44pm […]
2/4/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN: “The opinion of this so-called judge, which essentially takes law-enforcement away from our country, is ridiculous and will be overturned!” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 4, 2017 08:12am […]
2/4/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN: “Interesting that certain Middle-Eastern countries agree with the ban. They know if certain people are allowed in it’s death & destruction!” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 4, 2017 08:06am […]
2/4/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN: “When a country is no longer able to say who can, and who cannot , come in & out, especially for reasons of safety &.security – big trouble!” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 4, 2017 07:59am […]
2/4/2017
LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP EXEC ORDER: “The Seattle federal judge whom President Trump derided on Twitter on Saturday after blocking Trump’s executive order restricting travel to the U.S. is known for his conservative legal views, for a record of helping disadvantaged children that includes fostering six of them, and for dramatically declaring ‘black lives matter’ during a […]
2/3/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN: “We must keep ‘evil’ out of our country!” – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 3, 2017 06:08pm […]
2/3/2017
LEGAL/OBAMA/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP EXEC ORDER: “What limitations are there?- Only Congress can change laws or appropriate new funds from the Treasury. Presidents are required to uphold those laws and work with the resources they are given. When presidents overstep these limits — which aren’t always precisely defined — they can be blocked by the courts. Already, […]
1/29/2017
IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “America is a proud nation of immigrants and we will continue to show compassion to those fleeing oppression, but we will do so while protecting our own citizens and border. America has always been the land of the free and home of the brave. We will keep it free and keep […]