Timeline of Trump’s ‘travel ban’
Washington (dpa) – Donald Trump rose to prominence as a political candidate with harsh comments on immigration, refugees and Muslims, and as president has attempted to implement his policies through executive orders. December 2, 2015: A US-born Pakistani-American and his Pakistani wife shoot dead 14 people in San Bernardino, California, after pledging allegiance to Islamic […]
Refugee advocacy groups slam ‘Muslim Ban’ ruling
Washington, DC – Refugee advocacy groups have raised concerns after the US Supreme Court partially reinstated the Trump administration’s ban on travellers from six predominantly Muslim countries – commonly known as the “Muslim ban” – and all refugees, until it reviews the ban in October. “I am deeply disappointed by the court’s decision … the […]
Thanks to Trump, a Father’s Day without a father | Editorial
Take a moment tomorrow, at your barbecue or pancake breakfast, to remember a 13-year-old New Jersey boy spending Father’s Day without his deported dad. Joel Massie, a Metuchen 7th grader and American citizen, will have no more happy Father’s Days, thanks to President Trump’s immigration agents. They just put his dad – a New Jersey […]
Another US Appeals Court Rules Against Trump’s Travel Ban
A second United States court has voted to uphold a block on President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting travel from six mostly Muslim countries. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled unanimously Monday against Trump’s temporary ban, on the grounds that the president overstepped his authority when he issued his March […]
Christine Flowers: Travel ban is a Muslim ban, any way you slice it
Religion is very important to me. I’m not unusual. According to a recent Pew report, three-quarters of Americans said that religion was at least “somewhat important” in their lives, and well over half said that it was “very important.” Only 11 percent said that it was “not important.” We are privileged to live in a […]
Trump administration appeals block of travel ban
The Trump administration has appealed a Maryland court’s block of its revised travel ban, aiming to reinstate the temporary halt to immigrants and travellers from six majority-Muslim countries. The justice department filed a notice of appeal with the district court in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Friday, two days after that court and one in Hawaii ruled […]
After Travel Ban Ruling, Return to 9th Circuit Court Would be Next
The first time a U.S. federal court issued a temporary restraining order against President Donald Trump’s travel ban, the government filed an appeal the next day. After Wednesday’s court ruling against Trump’s second executive order, which temporarily suspends refugee admissions and the issuance of new visas to people from six countries, an appeal to the […]
Trump’s travel ban: How could Hawaii block it?
Just hours before President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban was set to go into effect, a federal judge in Hawaii issued a temporary restraining order, putting the ban on hold. The ban would have restricted entry of citizens of six Muslim-majority nations into the US for 90 days and temporarily suspended the refugee programme from […]
Trump Signs New Travel Ban Order
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Monday, barring travelers from six countries to the United States for three months, and all refugees for four months, after federal appeals judges blocked a similar order from implementation last month. In an attempt to ensure a smoother rollout of the travel ban and protect it […]
What exactly are American Muslims apologising for?
For what, exactly, are American Muslims apologising? What sin have they committed as a collective, to be pushed into this wretched state of being – having to demonstrate their humanity, defend their religion and distance themselves from every act of violence, even if only allegedly committed by a Muslim, anywhere in the world? Long before […]