Travel Ban

New York Predicts First Foreign Visitor Drop Since 2008

... reports of a drop-off in flight searches and bookings to the U. S.  A report released Monday by travel analytics firm Forward Keys found that international bookings fell 6.5% in the eight days after President Trump's initial travel ban was announced on Jan. 27. When the courts intervened to stay enforcement of the ban at the start of February, reservations rebounded. They increased 2.2% in the next 12 days as compared to the same period in 2016. Justice Department explains Trump's latest travel ban. Then, when word came on Feb. 17 that new restrictions would be coming, reservations dropped 4% over roughly the next week. The biggest drop-off occurred among potential travelers from the Middle East, Africa and Europe, the report said. “Donald Trump’s on-off travel ban has created a roller coaster ride for the travel industry,' Forward Keys CEO Olivier Jager said in a statement ...

Trump's Travel Ban Will Prove Critics Always Valued Partisanship Over Law

... not apply to citizens and lawful permanent residents. That misinterpretation of the prior order, quickly corrected by the White House Counsel’s office, appears to have originated from within the bowels of the Department of Homeland Security bureaucracy when an enforcement guideline was shipped out late in the day on Jan. 27 (the date of the initial executive order) directing line officers in the Customs and Border Protection Service to deny admission even to lawful permanent residents from the seven listed, terrorist-supporting countries. Senior Fellow @jeastman 714 on 9 th Circuit Court's upholding of the TRO on POTUS immigration order in @thehill __link__/rsa Sgb 0 xds. — Claremont Institute (@Claremont Inst) February 10, 2017. The resulting chaos at the nation’s international airports over the weekend played nicely into a false narrative that the original order was rushed, ill-considered, and unconstitutional (lawful permanent residents have Due Process rights, after all, that simply do not apply to aliens ...

Justice Department Explains Trump's Latest Travel Ban

... the U. S. – so-called green card holders.  Dual nationals from those countries who are traveling on a passport from a different country aren’t affected by the order. 2. When does the order take effect. March 16 at 12:01 a.m. 3. How were the countries chosen. Government officials previously identified the six countries as presenting concerns about terrorism. The State Department has designated Iran, Sudan and Syria as state sponsors of terrorism. The Department of Homeland Security has designated Libya, Somalia and Yemen as additional countries of concern. 4. Why isn’t Iraq included, as it was in the Jan. 27 order. The close relationship between the U. S. and the elected government of Iraq, the significant presence of U. S. troops there and Iraq’s commitment to fight the Islamic State justified the different treatment, the Justice ...

Donald Trump's Memorandum Accompanying Executive Order In Full

... the efficiency and effectiveness of our immigration programs in serving the national interest, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall, within 180 days of the date of this memorandum, submit to me a report detailing the estimated long-term costs of the United States Refugee Admissions Program at the Federal, State, and local levels, along with recommendations about how to curtail those costs. (c)  The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall, within 180 days of the date of this memorandum, produce a report estimating how many refugees are being supported in countries of first asylum (near their home countries) for the same long-term cost as supporting refugees in the United States, taking into account the full lifetime cost of Federal, State, and local benefits, and the comparable cost of providing similar benefits elsewhere. Sec. 5.  General Provisions. (a)  Nothing in this memorandum ...

Revised Travel Ban Is Likely To Come Today, White House Official Says

... have indicated for days that a new iteration of the January order — now stuck in legal limbo — was imminent, though plans for when to release it have changed. Conway and White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said it would come Monday. “This is a very important week in this White House, where the president is going to continue to act on, along with the Congress, major pieces of his legislative and executive agenda,” Conway said on Fox News' “Fox & Friends,” citing the travel ban order as one piece of Trump's plan. Conway said the order contained “six or seven major points” that clarify who would be covered. In addition to removing Iraq from the list of seven Muslim-majority nations covered in the initial order, Syrian refugees would be subject to the same 120-day admission ban that refugees from other nations were; initially, Syrian refugees were to be barred indefinitely. The new order is to take effect March 16, ...

Trump's New Travel Ban Raises Bar For Legal Challenges

... to anticipate what litigation might result," said Stephen Yale-Loehr, a Cornell Law School professor who specializes in immigration. He said opponents might still be able to find plaintiffs - a U. S. citizen could potentially sue if the government denies a waiver to their foreign spouse for an arbitrary reason, for example. 'DO OUR HOMEWORK'. In a legal challenge to the original order, the state of Washington was successful in preventing it from being carried out. A federal judge in Seattle and then an appeals court in San Francisco ruled that Washington could claim standing, in part because the order adversely affected legal permanent residents, known as green card holders, in the state. More than 100 businesses, including many of the best-known tech companies, filed briefs in court that ...

President Facing New Legal Threat As Fbi Investigate 300 Refugees For Links To Isil

... when President Trump ordered his travel ban, arrived at Los Angeles International Airport on February 8 Credit: AFP. He said that while the new order "appears to be significantly scaled back, it still sends a horrible message to the world.". 5:48 PM. New York attorney general "stands ready" to take legal action against ban. State attorneys general brought a string of suits against the original ban, broadly arguing that their states' interests were harmed by keeping out lawful residents and students who contributed to local life and the economy. Eric Schneiderman. Eric Schneiderman, New York's attorney general, said he was scrutinising the new order and stood ready to challenge it. “Courts across the country have made clear: President Trump is not above the Constitution. "While the White House may have made changes to the ban, the intent to discriminate against Muslims remains clear. This doesn’t just harm the families caught in the chaos of President Trump’s draconian policies – it’s diametrically opposed to our values, and makes us less safe. "My office is closely reviewing the new executive order, and I stand ready to litigate - again - in order to protect New ...

Who Is Exempt From Donald Trump's Revised Travel Ban

... makes a number of subtler distinctions determining who is affected. People protest the original version of the ban in San Francisco in January. Photograph: Kate Munsch/Reuters. Monday 6 March 2017 18.33 GMT. Last modified on Monday 6 March 2017 19.38 GMT. For his second pass at an executive order temporarily banning travel to the United States from Muslim-majority countries, Donald Trump has made some basic revisions. Unlike the original travel ban, issued in January, the new ban does not apply to permanent US residents or to citizens of Iraq – although “additional scrutiny” is called for in the latter case. Revised travel ban: Trump signs order targeting six Muslim-majority countries. Read more. The new ban, which you can read here , makes subtler exceptions, too. Here is a list of groups not covered by the ban issued Monday, according to the fine print. Note: if you are planning travel to the United States and are concerned about your status, consult with a legal professional. Lawful permanent US residents – ie green-card holders. People inside the United States. The ban only applies to ...

Read The Full Executive Order

... transport funds and fighters through Iran to Syria and South Asia. Iran does not cooperate with the United States in counterterrorism efforts. (ii) Libya. Libya is an active combat zone, with hostilities between the internationally recognized government and its rivals. In many parts of the country, security and law enforcement functions are provided by armed militias rather than state institutions. Violent extremist groups, including the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), have exploited these conditions to expand their presence in the country. The Libyan government provides some cooperation with the United States' counterterrorism efforts, but it is unable to secure thousands of miles of its land and maritime borders, enabling the illicit flow of weapons, migrants, and foreign terrorist fighters. The United States Embassy in Libya suspended its operations in 2014. (iii) Somalia. Portions of Somalia have been terrorist safe havens. Al-Shabaab, an al-Qa'ida-affiliated terrorist group, has operated in the country for years and continues to plan and mount operations within Somalia and in neighboring countries. Somalia has porous borders, and most countries ...

Uber, Airbnb Slam New Travel Ban

... “Lyft stands firmly against this order," Green said in a statement. "We will continue to speak out and take action when the values of our community are put at risk. John and I are meeting with the Executive Director of the ACLU on Wednesday to discuss how we can further support their efforts.”. Updated 4:28 p.m. Ali Breland contributed. GOP releases bills to repeal and. The measures dismantle the core aspects of Obama Care. 771 Shares. Khan speech in Canada cancelled. Gold Star father and outspoken President Trump critic Khizr Khan on Monday. 768 Shares. DHS head: Trump has ‘convincing’. "He's got his reasons to say it," John Kelly said of Trump. 682 Shares. Carson doubles-down: Slaves were ‘. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson doubled-down Monday on. 660 Shares. Grassley probes FBI's ties to. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has opened an. 528 Shares. David Letterman weighs in on '. David Letterman in a new Vulture interview weighs in on President Trump. 327 Shares. White House on the ...

50% Of Americans Think Trump Should Move On From Travel Ban

... speaks on the phone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Oval Office on Jan. 28, 2017. Michael Reynolds, European Pressphoto Agency. Trump shakes hands with Defense Secretary James Mattis during an event at the Pentagon on Jan. 27, 2017. Vice President Pence is at right. Susan Walsh, AP. Trump greets British Prime Minister Theresa May as she arrives at the White House on Jan. 27, 2017. Shawn Thew, European Pressphoto Agency. Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn and Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mc Connell watch as President Trump arrives to speak to House and Senate GOP lawmakers at the annual policy retreat in Philadelphia on Jan. 26, 2017. Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP. Trump boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Jan. 26, 2017, as he departed to attend a Republican congressional retreat in Philadelphia. Nicholas Kamm, AFP/Getty Images. Trump, accompanied by Vice President Mike Pence, gives a thumbs-up on Jan. 25, ...