Photos: Immigrant Ban Protests at American Airports
On January 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order blocking all migration to the U.S. from seven chosen Muslim countries, including immigration by asylum seekers, refugees, persons with dual citizenship, and those employed by the U.S. military as contractors or other staff. As a result, protests took place in major cities across America for […]
Trump’s anti-immigration orders are ‘inhuman,’ says Newark archbishop
One of the most prominent Catholic leaders in North Jersey took a stand against President Donald Trump and his anti-immigration executive orders that call for closing the borders and building a wall along Mexico. The Archbishop of Newark, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, said in a statement Friday the president’s actions were “not rational acts,”
Trump’s Muslim ban is a dangerous distraction
On January 27, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to make good on his promised Muslim Ban. One of the primary provisions of the order is a ban on visas to the US to nationals from seven countries: Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, which are all Muslim-majority nations.
Trump signs order to ‘keep radical Islamic terrorists out’ of US
Washington (dpa) – US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order designed to keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the United States, saying the US wants to admit only people who will “love” Americans. In a ceremony at the Pentagon after the swearing-in of James Mattis as defence secretary, Trump also signed a […]
Black and Muslim, some African immigrants feel the brunt of Trump’s immigration plans
“My heart shivered,” says Martins Akinbode-Busayo, 35, a Nigerian health worker who fled his country in 2015. His government targeted him for helping gay people access HIV treatments. In 2014, Nigeria passed a law that criminalized not just homosexuality, but also the organizations that support gay people. He applied for asylum in New York last […]
Trump Closes Borders As Iran Opens Up
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order restricting immigration and refugee access from seven Muslim-majority, Middle Eastern nations. Trump’s anticipated ban comes as one of those countries, Iran, experiences an influx of foreigners. Zahra Ahmadipour, head of the Iranian Cultural, Heritage, Handicraft and Tourism Organisation, announced Thursday that Iran planned on abolishing […]
Trump Executive Order Could Block 500,000 Legal U.S. Residents From Returning to America From Trips
When details leaked earlier this week about a spate of immigration-related executive orders from President Donald Trump, much public discussion focused on a 30-day ban on new visas for citizens from seven “terror-prone” countries. But the order signed this afternoon by Trump is actually more severe, increasing the ban to 90 days.