Olympian from N.J. says she was detained by U.S. Customs
Olympic bronze medalist and New Jersey native Ibtihaj Muhammad, who made headlines during the summer games in Rio for being the first Olympian to compete for the U.S. while wearing a hijab, says she was recently detained by U.S. Customs officials. In an interview at the MAKERS Conference in California, Muhammad told PopSugar.com she was […]
Muslim-American U.S. Olympian Held By US Customs
The first female Muslim-American to win an Olympic medal for the U.S. was reportedly detained by U.S. Customs officials a few weeks ago. Ibtihaj Muhammad, who was born in New Jersey and competed in the Rio summer games in 2016, was the first ever Olympian competing for the U.S. to wear a hijab during her […]
Donald Trump’s Policies Present Us With a False Choice
Where complex problems are found, there invariably follows a line of people claiming to have the simplest of solutions. For those worried about Islamist extremism, there’s no shortage of advocates of a ban on Muslims. For those troubled by immigration, there are campaigners calling for borders to be closed. I could go on. In 2016, […]
Can Trump win his fight with the judiciary?
Less than a month in office and Donald Trump is already in a showdown with the judiciary that could go right the way to the Supreme Court. His executive order banning migrants from seven mainly Muslim countries on security grounds has been suspended by a federal appeals court after it ruled that no evidence was […]
Shakira Pens Article Against Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’
Shakira is using her star power to raise her voice against the “Muslim Ban” that Donald Trump ordered and is currently being reviewed by the high courts. The Colombian singer penned an article for Time magazine where she says that the ban “is not just a U.S. issue, his is a human issue that has […]
‘We are against a travel ban,’ Under Armour says
Under Armour, facing criticism over comments by its CEO, issued a statement Friday calling immigration “a source of strength” and emphasizing its push to raise American manufacturing capacity. “These are not new or revised values,” the statement said. “This is what we believe. Under Armour and Kevin Plank are for job creation and American…
Trump administration is considering new, narrower travel ban, officials say
Rebuffed again by the courts, the Trump administration is weighing a new, more narrowly tailored executive order to restrict entry into the U.S. that would forestall further legal wrangling — even as the president himself vowed Friday to “do whatever is necessary to keep our country safe.” One day after three appeals court judges…
US Appeals Court Refuses to Reinstate Trump Travel Ban
A federal appeals court Thursday refused to reinstate President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations. The three-judge panel from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco unanimously declined to block a lower-court ruling that suspended the ban and allowed previously barred travelers to enter the United States. “We […]
Americans Praise Trump’s Executive Orders, Poll Shows
President Donald Trump has evidently found a popular poll that isn’t “fake news.” The commander-in-chief, under fire for and awaiting the ruling of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on his immigration ban, tweeted out a Morning Consult/Politico poll that shows a majority or plurality of Americans support his executive orders. In particular, the […]
Limits of Presidential Power Key Question in Travel Ban Challenge
President Donald Trump’s legal battle over his executive order on immigration looms as the first major constitutional challenge to his authority as president. The fate of Trump’s controversial executive order on immigration is in the hands of the U.S. federal court system and may eventually be headed to the Supreme Court. Trump’s order suspended refugee […]