’Remember travel ban? On day one I will...’: Trump’s big promise if re-elected
1 year, 2 months ago

’Remember travel ban? On day one I will...’: Trump’s big promise if re-elected

Live Mint  

Former United States President Donald Trump pledged to restore the “travel ban" that targeted seven Muslim-majority countries, if he is re-elected to the White House next year. On day one I will restore our travel ban,” Donald Trump said on October 28, while addressing a Republican Jewish Convention in Las Vegas. A White House spokesperson, while responding to Trump's latest remarks, said Biden "was proud to overturn the vile, un-American Muslim ban enacted by his predecessor. At the Republican Jewish Convention in Las Vegas, Donald Trump reiterated his support for Israel amidst its ongoing war with the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

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Kansas school board rejects textbooks because they’re too anti-Trump
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Kansas school board rejects textbooks because they’re too anti-Trump

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Kansas school board reportedly rejected textbooks because they believed …

Trump vows to restore Muslim ban saying he won’t take refugees from ‘infested countries’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump vows to restore Muslim ban saying he won’t take refugees from ‘infested countries’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump has said he won’t take refugees from “infested …

’People will leave US if...’: Donald Trump reiterates anti-immigrant rhetoric
1 year ago

’People will leave US if...’: Donald Trump reiterates anti-immigrant rhetoric

Live Mint  

Donald Trump, former US President and the Republican frontrunner for the 2024 presidential elections, said on Saturday that many people will leave the country if he is re-elected. "They're gonna leave the country because they're gonna understand that I will immediately restore and expand the Trump travel ban on entry from terror-plagued countries," the former president said, as per a …

Top news of the day: October 29, 2023
1 year, 2 months ago

Top news of the day: October 29, 2023

The Hindu  

Woman killed, several injured in explosion at a convention centre in Kerala’s Kalamassery One person was killed and more than 30 people injured in a fire that broke out inside a large convention centre at Kalamassery near Kochi after what eye-witnesses said were a series of blasts inside the hall around 9.30 a.m. Israel-Hamas war | Israeli Army says ‘increased’ …

Donald Trump promises to revive Muslim ban, gets slammed by White House
1 year, 2 months ago

Donald Trump promises to revive Muslim ban, gets slammed by White House

The Hindu  

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed to revive a controversial travel ban on people from some Muslim-majority countries if he is elected to a second White House term. While speaking at the annual summit of the Republican Jewish Coalition on October 28, Mr. Trump, 77, said, “You remember the travel ban?” “On day one, I will restore our travel …

US: Trump vows to restore controversial Muslim ban if elected, White House criticises ex-President
1 year, 2 months ago

US: Trump vows to restore controversial Muslim ban if elected, White House criticises ex-President

India TV News  

Former US President Donald Trump on Saturday vowed to restore a controversial travel ban on people from a handful of Muslim-majority countries if he is elected for a second term at the White House, earning criticism from the current Biden administration. He also promised to prevent a possible World War III and claimed to keep America, Israel and the world …

Will bar refugees from Gaza, expand Muslim travel ban if re-elected: Donald Trump
1 year, 2 months ago

Will bar refugees from Gaza, expand Muslim travel ban if re-elected: Donald Trump

India Today  

Doubling down on the hard-line immigration policies that have long animated his base, former President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to bar refugees from Gaza and immediately expand his first-term Muslim travel ban if he wins a second term following the deadly attack on Israel last week. Trump has long railed against the US taking immigrants from countries he has …

'Gotta bring it back': Trump reportedly eager to enact harsher 'Muslim Ban' if reelected
1 year, 8 months ago

'Gotta bring it back': Trump reportedly eager to enact harsher 'Muslim Ban' if reelected

Raw Story  

Former president Donald Trump is looking forward to bringing back what he calls the "beautiful" practice of banning Muslims from entering into the U.S., according to news reports. Rolling Stone also pointed out that Trump's desire to bring back the travel ban is evident from his recent speeches. IN OTHER NEWS: Fox News seeks to block release of leaked Tucker …

Trump recommits to banning Muslims from entering US if he is re-elected
1 year, 8 months ago

Trump recommits to banning Muslims from entering US if he is re-elected

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. "I will restore my travel ban to keep radical Islamic terrorists out of our …

Five Years After Trump's "Muslim Ban" : Consider This from NPR
2 years, 10 months ago

Five Years After Trump's "Muslim Ban" : Consider This from NPR

NPR  

Five Years After Trump's "Muslim Ban" Enlarge this image toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP Jacquelyn Martin/AP Just one week into his presidency, Donald Trump announced an executive order banning people from several Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S., the so-called "Muslim Ban". On his first day in office, President Biden reversed the ban. But five years later, hundreds of families that …

‘Empty promises’: The US’s ‘Muslim ban’ still reverberates
2 years, 11 months ago

‘Empty promises’: The US’s ‘Muslim ban’ still reverberates

Al Jazeera  

Now-rescinded travel ban continues to have a lingering impact on US citizens and people around the world. “I am just like everyone else, I have the right to travel and get a better future.” Ahmad is among thousands of foreign nationals and US citizens, whose lives were upended by former President Donald Trump’s so-called “Muslim ban“, which barred entry into …

Trump’s Travel Ban Forever Changed The Lives Of Muslims Around The World
2 years, 11 months ago

Trump’s Travel Ban Forever Changed The Lives Of Muslims Around The World

Huff Post  

Written by Rowaida Abdelaziz | Photography by Amr Alfiky Jan. 25, 2022. But over the last year, HuffPost collected 874 stories of people who, like Saleh, are still feeling the impact of Trump’s travel ban five years later. “Unfortunately, the Supreme Court gets the final say, and it was extremely disappointing and distressing that they blessed what everybody knew was …

US House passes bill to prevent another ‘Muslim ban’
3 years, 8 months ago

US House passes bill to prevent another ‘Muslim ban’

Al Jazeera  

The NO BAN Act would prevent any future US president from imposing travel bans on the basis of religion. The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that would limit the ability of any United States president to impose a travel ban on the basis of religion, a move that was welcomed by civil rights advocates as “a major …

Trump urges Biden to reinstate travel ban to keep US safe from radical Islamic terrorism
3 years, 8 months ago

Trump urges Biden to reinstate travel ban to keep US safe from radical Islamic terrorism

India TV News  

Former US President Donald Trump has urged his successor Joe Biden to reinstate the travel ban on certain Muslim countries in order to keep the country safe from radical Islamic terrorism. “If Joe Biden wants to keep our country safe from radical Islamic terrorism, he should reinstitute the foreign country travel ban and all of the vetting requirements on those …

Visa Applicants Denied Under Trump's Muslim Travel Ban Can Reapply
3 years, 10 months ago

Visa Applicants Denied Under Trump's Muslim Travel Ban Can Reapply

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING People who applied for a visa and were denied due to former President Donald Trump’s travel bans on several African and Muslim-majority countries can seek a revised decision or reapply for new ones, the U.S. State Department announced Monday evening. Applicants who were denied due to the ban on or after Jan. 20, 2020, “may seek re-adjudication …

Joe Biden revokes Trump ban on many green card applicants
3 years, 10 months ago

Joe Biden revokes Trump ban on many green card applicants

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Wednesday revoked a proclamation from his predecessor that blocked many green card applicants from entering the United States. Former President Donald Trump issued the ban last year, saying it was needed to protect U.S. workers amid high unemployment due to the coronavirus pandemic. In October, a federal judge in California blocked Trump's ban on …

'I Can Breathe Again': Affected Families Celebrate The End Of The Muslim Ban
3 years, 11 months ago

'I Can Breathe Again': Affected Families Celebrate The End Of The Muslim Ban

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Mina Mahdavi, a 39-year-old solutions and cybersecurity engineer in California who has not been able to bring her mother from Iran to the U.S. because of the Trump administration’s anti-Muslim travel ban, tried everything she could think of. Just hours after his inauguration on Wednesday, Biden signed an executive order that formally revoked former President Donald Trump’s …

Biden begins dismantling Trump’s legacy on Day 1
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden begins dismantling Trump’s legacy on Day 1

The Hindu  

The Biden presidency began with a flurry of activity, with the new President signing 17 executive orders, memos and directives on his first day in office, including on climate change, the pandemic, immigration and equality. Mr. Biden also stopped the U.S.’s withdrawal from the World Health Organisation. Mr. Biden’s first executive order, however, was about COVID-19, and mandated the wearing …

Biden to Halt Trump Border Wall Construction, End 'Muslim Travel Ban' in First-day Orders
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden to Halt Trump Border Wall Construction, End 'Muslim Travel Ban' in First-day Orders

News 18  

US President-elect Joe Biden plans to kick off his new administration on Wednesday with orders to restore the United States to the Paris climate accord and the World Health Organization, aides said. In first-day moves, he will end Trump’s much-assailed ban on visitors from several majority-Muslim countries and halt construction of the wall that Trump ordered on the US-Mexico border …

Legacy Of President Trump's Travel Ban Will Be Hard For Biden To Erase
3 years, 11 months ago

Legacy Of President Trump's Travel Ban Will Be Hard For Biden To Erase

NPR  

Legacy Of President Trump's Travel Ban Will Be Hard For Biden To Erase Enlarge this image toggle caption Pamela Raghebi Pamela Raghebi After fleeing civil war in Syria, Haitham Dalati and his wife made it to the United States in early 2017 during a brief window when the first version of President Trump's travel ban had been put on hold …

Will Biden’s repeal of Trump’s travel ban reverse its impact?
3 years, 11 months ago

Will Biden’s repeal of Trump’s travel ban reverse its impact?

Al Jazeera  

Rights groups have welcomed Biden’s promise, but question whether it will do enough to address the harm it has caused. “Is that too much to ask?” ‘Inherently discriminatory’ On January 27, 2017, a week after taking office, Trump abruptly announced the first travel ban. “It definitely reduced the risk that people would get in and conduct attacks,” adding that it …

US to join Paris deal, lift Muslim travel ban
3 years, 11 months ago

US to join Paris deal, lift Muslim travel ban

Hindustan Times  

On the first day of his presidency, Joe Biden will roll back some of President Donald Trump’s most controversial policies — withdrawing the US from the Paris Agreement on climate crisis and restrictions on immigration from some Muslim-majority countries — his incoming chief of staff said. Biden will sign executive orders to get the US back to the Paris pact …

Biden to reverse Trump’s Muslim ban on inauguration day
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden to reverse Trump’s Muslim ban on inauguration day

Al Jazeera  

Memo by Biden’s incoming chief of staff shows president-elect is looking to quickly reverse several Trump policies. On his first day in office, US President-elect Joe Biden plans to issue a number of executive orders, including one rescinding the controversial travel ban on several predominantly Muslim countries. According to a memo circulated on Saturday by Ron Klain, Biden’s incoming White …

After Years Apart, Muslim Families Split By Trump's Travel Ban Have High Hopes For Biden
4 years, 1 month ago

After Years Apart, Muslim Families Split By Trump's Travel Ban Have High Hopes For Biden

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Mohammed Salem Ali, a 64-year-old Muslim refugee from Somalia, has missed out on years with his family. The so-called Muslim ban has kept thousands of families apart, simply based on nationality, in a not-so-subtle twist on Trump’s 2015 campaign promise to ban all Muslims from entering the United States. They want to make sure that this is …

Six Trump-era key immigration policies that Joe Biden likely to change
4 years, 2 months ago

Six Trump-era key immigration policies that Joe Biden likely to change

Live Mint  

When he enters the White House, Joe Biden will likely seek to reverse much of President Donald Trump's immigration legacy and push ahead with his own agenda. Here is what to expect from Biden in six key immigration policy areas: Immigration reform and 'dreamers' Biden plans to send an immigration bill to Congress on his first day in office in …

US ‘Muslim ban’ set to end ‘on day one’ of Biden presidency
4 years, 2 months ago

US ‘Muslim ban’ set to end ‘on day one’ of Biden presidency

Al Jazeera  

President-elect has pledged to immediately halt travel restrictions imposed by the Trump administration on more than a dozen nations. On the first day of his presidency, president-elect Joe Biden intends to rescind Donald Trump’s travel bans on travellers from 13 countries, most either majority-Muslim or African nations. “On day one, I’ll end Trump’s unconstitutional Muslim ban.” Trump imposed the travel …

Hardline Trump adviser Stephen Miller sees an even tougher travel ban in a possible second term
4 years, 2 months ago

Hardline Trump adviser Stephen Miller sees an even tougher travel ban in a possible second term

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Stephen Miller, the hardline …

House OKs repeal of Trump travel ban decried as anti-Muslim
4 years, 5 months ago

House OKs repeal of Trump travel ban decried as anti-Muslim

Associated Press  

The House on Wednesday voted to repeal the Trump administration’s travel ban and further restrict the president’s power to limit entry to the U.S., a symbolic victory for Muslim American and civil rights groups. The White House noted its opposition to the bill in March, saying in a statement that undoing the travel ban “would harm the national security of …

House Democrats Vote To End Donald Trump's Muslim Travel Ban
4 years, 5 months ago

House Democrats Vote To End Donald Trump's Muslim Travel Ban

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Democrat-led House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that would end President Donald Trump’s travel ban on several Muslim-majority countries, and ensure neither he nor any other president could do the same again. “The Trump administration has demonstrated a reckless and cruel abuse of power by issuing bans for the sole purpose of shutting out …

US House approves bill reversing Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’
4 years, 5 months ago

US House approves bill reversing Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’

Al Jazeera  

The ‘NO BAN Act’ has broad support among Democratic legislators but is unlikely to advance in the Republican Senate. — Joe Biden July 22, 2020 Specifically, the bill would terminate Trump’s executive orders imposing a ban on immigration from mostly Muslim-majority countries. On Monday, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, who is courting Muslim votes, told a Muslim political organisation that …

Trump expands travel ban to six additional countries
4 years, 11 months ago

Trump expands travel ban to six additional countries

Al Jazeera  

US President Donald Trump issued an expanded version of his travel ban on Friday, an official said. The original travel ban – issued during Trump’s first week in office in January 2017 – barred nearly all immigrants and travellers from seven Muslim-majority nations. Earlier in January, a coalition of leading civil rights organisations urged House leaders to take up the …

Donald Trump to curb immigration from six nations including Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania in election-year push
4 years, 11 months ago

Donald Trump to curb immigration from six nations including Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania in election-year push

ABC  

The United States has announced a plan to curb legal immigration from six additional countries that officials say do not meet the country's security standards as part of an election-year push to further restrict immigration. Key points: Immigrants from Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Eritrea, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania will face new restrictions in obtaining certain US visas The restrictions do not go …

US House to vote on bill to repeal Trump’s travel ban
4 years, 11 months ago

US House to vote on bill to repeal Trump’s travel ban

Al Jazeera  

Trump confirmed last week he plans to dramatically expand the travel ban to include more countries. Washington, DC – On the third anniversary of the announcement of United States President Donald Trump’s Muslim ban, Democrats said on Monday that the House of Representatives will soon consider legislation that would repeal the travel ban and limit the president from imposing future …

Three years later, Trump travel ban heads back to court
4 years, 11 months ago

Three years later, Trump travel ban heads back to court

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — After the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from several predominantly Muslim countries in 2018, the ruling appeared to shut down legal challenges that claimed the policy was rooted in anti-Muslim bias. The court is being asked to decide whether a federal judge in Maryland made a mistake when he refused to dismiss …

Trump confirms plans to expand controversial travel ban
4 years, 11 months ago

Trump confirms plans to expand controversial travel ban

Al Jazeera  

US President Donald Trump has confirmed that his administration plans on expanding his administration’s controversial travel ban, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Politico reported on Tuesday that an announcement on the expansion could be made next Monday, the third anniversary of Trump’s first, controversial travel ban, which was announced without warning on January 27, 2017, days after he …

Travel ban could morph into immigration ban with latest expansion, sources say
4 years, 11 months ago

Travel ban could morph into immigration ban with latest expansion, sources say

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Trump administration drafted plans to renew and expand its travel ban list to include immigration restrictions on seven additional countries, according to sources familiar with the process. Unlike the travel restrictions currently in place, the new rules could limit certain immigrant visas from the additional countries, said a US government official – essentially creating a partial …

White House considering dramatic expansion of travel ban
5 years ago

White House considering dramatic expansion of travel ban

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The White House is considering dramatically expanding its much-litigated travel ban to additional countries amid a renewed election-year focus on immigration by President Donald Trump, according to six people familiar with the deliberations. Trump, who had floated a banning all Muslims from entering the country during his 2016 campaign, criticized his Justice Department for the changes, tweeting that …

What Trump’s travel ban really looks like, almost two years in
5 years, 2 months ago

What Trump’s travel ban really looks like, almost two years in

Salon  

Did President Donald Trump’s travel ban — in place now for more than 22 months — become, in practice, a Muslim ban? I broke the data down by months to understand how travel ban changed the number of visas issued from calendar year to calendar year. For instance, Somalia experienced 86% decrease in number of immigrant visas issued during the …

Muslim Americans testify on effects of Trump’s travel ban
5 years, 3 months ago

Muslim Americans testify on effects of Trump’s travel ban

Al Jazeera  

House panels hold first congressional hearing on the effects of ban on nationals from several Muslim-majority countries. For the first time, Muslim Americans had an opportunity to testify before a congressional hearing in the US House of Representatives on the effects of Trump’s travel ban, which targeted several Muslim-majority countries. Trump administration officials appearing before the congressional panel sought to …

US Democrats introduce bill to repeal Trump’s travel ban
5 years, 9 months ago

US Democrats introduce bill to repeal Trump’s travel ban

Al Jazeera  

Democrats introduce bill to end Trump’s ban on travellers to the US from several Muslim-majority countries. Washington, DC – US Democrats introduced legislation on Wednesday to reverse President Donald Trump‘s controversial ban on travel to the United States by people from five Muslim countries. The wording and implementation of the order were revised by the Trump administration to meet legal …

Trump travel ban: House, Senate Democrats introduce proposal to repeal
5 years, 9 months ago

Trump travel ban: House, Senate Democrats introduce proposal to repeal

CNN  

Washington CNN — Congressional Democrats are making a fresh push to repeal President Donald Trump’s travel ban that predominantly targets Muslim-majority countries. The No Ban Act, introduced by Sen. Chris Coons in the Senate and Rep. Judy Chu in the House, aims to repeal all three versions of the travel ban enacted by the Trump administration, amend the Immigration and …

Op-Ed: Two years in, Trump’s travel ban is still ruining lives
5 years, 11 months ago

Op-Ed: Two years in, Trump’s travel ban is still ruining lives

LA Times  

Two years ago this month, on Jan. 27, 2017, I was at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid as a consular officer when President Trump signed an executive order he labeled: “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States.” It quickly became known as the travel ban. President Trump won, and he wins every day we do not …

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