Muslim Ban

Facing Intense Criticism, Some Republicans Are Speaking Out Against Trump’s Refugee Ban. Paul Ryan And Mitch Mcconnell Aren’t Among Them

... temporary travel ban is focused on areas where terrorism is a particular concern. [ Ryan, Mc Connell denounce Trump plan to bar Muslims from the U. S. ]. Confusion over the directive played out at airports across the country as immigration officials attempted to decide how to handle refugees and travelers from those seven nations who were already in transit or on the ground when the executive order was issued. Several news outlets reported instances of travelers being detained in airports, including Hameed Khalid Darweesh, a 53-year-old Iraqi man who spent several years acting as an interpreter for the U. S. Army in Iraq. Darweesh was released from detention in New York’s John F. Kennedy airport after two New York Democrats, Reps. Jerrold Nadler and Nydia M. Velázquez, intervened on his behalf. House Foreign Affairs Committee ...

Muslim Ban Accomplishes Nothing But Hate

... which was signed Friday. (All three have spoken out against the proposed ban in the past: Pence  and Mc Cain in December 2015 and  Ryan in July 2016. Ryan and Pence eventually backed the ban, but Mc Cain's recent remarks have focused on enforcing Russian sanctions.). "You should be ashamed of yourselves," Nanjiani wrote. "On your deathbeds, you will know you made the world worse. You're saying to a billion people, 'You're all the same. You're all dangerous to us.' Children hear this. You breed evil here & everywhere.". You're saying to a billion people "You're all the same. You're all dangerous to us." Children hear this. You breed evil here & everywhere. — Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) January 28, 2017. In fact, Nanjiani added a simple recipe for breeding terrorists. "1. Ban everybody from a certain group from entering the country. 2. Wait.". How to make terrorists. — Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) January 28, 2017. "As someone who was born in Pakistan, I can tell you coming into America is VERY difficult," he wrote on Twitter Saturday. "A #Muslimban accomplishes nothing but hate.". Nanjiani was born in Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, but attended college in the USA and holds ...

In Face Of Donald Trump's Muslim Ban, Canada's Trudeau Welcomes Refugees

... Hussen's office did not respond to a request for comment. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning refugees and people from some Muslim-majority countries. Photo: Bloomberg. In Canada, West Jet Airlines said it turned back a passenger bound for the United States on Saturday to comply with an executive order signed by Mr Trump on Friday. West Jet spokeswoman Lauren Stewart said the airline would give full refunds to anyone affected by the order. It did not say which country the passenger had come from. The order would help protect Americans from terrorist attacks, the US president said. Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister, has spoke out forcefully against the Muslim ban. Photo: Bloomberg/Cole Burston. MS Stewart said West Jet had been informed by US Customs and Border Patrol that the ban did not apply to dual citizens who had passports from countries other than those covered by the ban: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. "US CBP has confirmed it is the citizenship document they ...

Iran Threatens To Retaliate Against Trump’s ‘muslim Ban

... the Manhattan borough of New York, U. S., September 22, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo. Iran is threatening to retaliate against President Donald Trump’s recent decision to bar citizens of certain predominantly-Muslim countries from the U. S. Trump signed an executive order Friday temporarily prohibiting citizens from seven majority Muslim countries — Syria, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen — from entering the U. S. The decision has drawn criticism from private citizens, organizations, and foreign governments. The Iranian foreign ministry decried the ban as “a blatant insult to Muslims, mainly the great Iranian nation.” Iran has declared it will respond in kind until the ban is lifted. Trump’s executive order is being criticized as a “Muslim ban;” however, the ban only applies to certain countries, not all Muslim countries worldwide. Iran’s citizens are barred from ...

Pence Once Called Trump’s Muslim Ban ‘unconstitutional.’ He Now Applauds A Ban On Refugees

... the spectrum. By former vice president Richard B. Cheney, who said banning a religion “goes against everything we stand for,”  and who echoes language by  House Speaker Paul D. Ryan  and many others. Even Trump's campaign eventually distanced itself from his rhetoric. “Donald Trump's Contract with the American Voter,” released last October, mentions no Muslim ban, but rather “extreme vetting” and a halt on immigration “from terror-prone regions.”. [ What is an executive order? And how do President Trump’s stack up? ]. And by late 2016, with prospects for White House jobs in the wind, some of Trump's former critics went mum on the issue. A CNN host confronted Pence about his silence in October, long after he'd left the Indiana governor's office to campaign as Trump's running mate. “What he has said about women, about Mexicans, about Muslims matters,” the host said. “Now you are tacitly accepting those positions because you won't speak ...

National Security Experts Slam Trump's Muslim Ban

... achieve our goals," said one. Meanwhile, the very allies who have operated alongside US personnel in war zones for years—contractors and translators like Darweesh—are once again being abandoned. For the past decade, Johnson has been leading an effort to resettle Iraqi allies, many of whom, he says, face torture, kidnapping, and death after collaborating with American soldiers. It all started in 2006 when he heard from an Iraqi USAID colleague who'd been identified by a militia. The militia left a severed pig's head on his door step, along with a message saying that it would be his head next. Despite his years of helping the United States, the US government offered no help, and he had to flee the country with his wife. "We are not going to be able to recruit people to help us right now. And people are not going to step forward to help us in any future wars if this is our stance.". Johnson discovered that there was no mechanism in place to help US ...

A Federal Judge Just Issued A Stay Against Donald Trump's Muslim Ban

... temporary, and a court will have to decide whether to make it permanent at a later date. But for now, people will not be deported because of Trump's executive order. ACLU currently estimates 100-200 people across US airports being held because of EO. They can all stay until further notice. — Raya Jalabi (@rayajalabi) January 29, 2017. One Syrian women was reportedly about to be sent back to her home country when the ruling came down—and was promptly taken off the flight by Customs and Border Protection agents. Woman w/ green card, held at US airport then put on plane "back to Syria" per ACLU. Stay means CBP now taking her off just before take off. — Raya Jalabi (@rayajalabi) January 29, 2017. Wofsy, the ACLU lawyer, said he planned to stay at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday night to make sure those who are detained there are not removed in violation of the judge's order. "This executive order runs contrary to really our most fundamental constitutional rights and human values in this country," Wofsy said. "These individuals, many of whom have green cards and have lived here for many years, can't just be put on a plane and shipped ...

Court Grants Emergency Stay Of Trump's Immigration Ban

... include anyone who already received a visa. In a statement, the foreign ministry called the U. S. order "a clear insult to the Islamic world, and especially to the great nation of Iran.". In signing the executive order, Trump said the new administration needed time to develop a stricter screening process for refugees, immigrants and visitors. "I'm establishing new vetting measures to keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the United States of America. Don't want them here," he said. The executive order, which he said was aimed at protecting Americans from terrorist attacks, singled out Syrian refugees as "detrimental to the interests of the United States.". When the refugee program resumes, the executive order calls for changes to "prioritize refugee claims made by individuals on the basis ...

Trump's Muslim Ban Excludes Countries Linked To His Businesses

... with affluent sheiks. While the UAE ranks as the sixth richest country in the world, a widespread presence of ISIS- and Al Qaeda- affiliated groups persists in the area and poses a serious threat to American citizens, according to the State Department. The executive order made the cover of Saturday's edition of the Daily News. (New York Daily News). “Both historical and current information suggest that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), al-Qaida, and affiliated organizations continue to plan attacks against Western targets,” states a safety notice on the department’s website, using alternate spellings for the groups. A total of 314 Americans were killed by UAE citizens between 1975 and 2015, according to CATO. Trump also currently licenses his name to two luxury towers in the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul. Trump is seen with his Indonesian business partner Hary Tanoesoedibjo and his wife Liliana in a recent Twitter photo. The couple was also pictured in a tweet with Damac Properties chairman Hussain Sajwani at a post-inauguration ...