Site icon Grasswire

Live: Protests Still Ongoing at Major U.S. Cities and Airports After President Trump Travel Ban

  • PawPrintAndrew
    • Protests are ongoing at major U.S. airports and cities after President Trump banned travel for 90 days to the countries of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Yemen, and Somalia. Read the full Executive Order [gview file=”http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/trump_executive_order_refugee_curbs.pdf” save=”1″] We are curating scenes and accounts from around the nation in the liveblog below: To join the liveblog and leave comments, sign in to the website or create a new account.
    tom_taylor_20
    tom_taylor_20
    Sir Mo Farah – via Facebook 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. 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.

    tom_taylor_20
    tom_taylor_20

    Department Of Homeland Security Response To Recent LitigationRelease Date: January 29, 2017

    For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010

    WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security will continue to enforce all of President Trump’s Executive Orders in a manner that ensures the safety and security of the American people. President Trump’s Executive Orders remain in place—prohibited travel will remain prohibited, and the U.S. government retains its right to revoke visas at any time if required for national security or public safety. President Trump’s Executive Order affects a minor portion of international travelers, and is a first step towards reestablishing control over America’s borders and national security.

    Approximately 80 million international travelers enter the United States every year. Yesterday, less than one percent of the more than 325,000 international air travelers who arrive every day were inconvenienced while enhanced security measures were implemented. These individuals went through enhanced security screenings and are being processed for entry to the United States, consistent with our immigration laws and judicial orders.

    The Department of Homeland Security will faithfully execute the immigration laws, and we will treat all of those we encounter humanely and with professionalism. No foreign national in a foreign land, without ties to the United States, has any unfettered right to demand entry into the United States or to demand immigration benefits in the United States.

    The Department of Homeland Security will comply with judicial orders; faithfully enforce our immigration laws, and implement President Trump’s Executive Orders to ensure that those entering the United States do not pose a threat to our country or the American people.

    Read the District Court ruling http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2017/images/01/28/darweesh.v.trump_decision.and.order.document-3.pdf
    Exit mobile version