Travel Ban
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Protesters rally against travel ban in Washington D.C.
A coalition of civil rights and immigration organizations staged a demonstrations outside the White House to press their opposition to travel ban against citizens of mostly Muslim majority countries. The organizers called the demonstration #NoMuslimBanEver and...October 19, 2017 1307 0 -
Travel ban order could go into effect on Thursday
A terminal at JFK airport in New York, also known as gateway to America. Photo by Doug Letterman/Wikimedia Commons President Donald Trump’s travel ban order halting arrival of people from six Muslim majority countries could go...June 29, 2017 1119 0 -
Supreme Court allows partial enforcement of Trump’s travel ban
Washington Dulles International Airport, Photo: oe Ravi/Wikimedia Commons The Supreme Court on Monday allowed parts of President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from six Muslim majority countries to take effect but said it would not restrict entry...June 26, 2017 1037 0 -
Trump Administration asks Supreme Court to restore travel ban
Supreme Court of the United States Photo by Daderot/Wikimedia Commons The Trump administration has turned to the Supreme Court for re-institution of its ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries. The Justice Department filing to the...June 2, 2017 1171 0 -
Federal Appeals Court keeps the travel ban frozen
Washington Dulles International Airport, Photo Joe Ravi via Wikimedia A 10-3 federal appeals court ruling Thursday kept the freeze on travel ban against citizens of six Muslim-majority countries. The court decision means core parts of the...May 25, 2017 1192 0 -
Federal Judge in Hawaii orders nationwide suspension of revised travel ban
JFK Aiport Terminal, considerd gateway to America, Phtto by Doug Letterman via Wikimedia Commons Agreeing with the premise of a lawsuit filed by the state of Hawaii, a federal judge has ordered a nationwide suspension of...March 16, 2017 1144 0 -
Foreign policy experts say travel ban hurts US national security interests
In a letter addressed to President Donald Trump, more than 130 foreign policy experts have said the revised travel ban, though improved in some areas, would harm United States’ national security interests. The 134 signatories included...March 12, 2017 1296 0 -
Trump vows to defend travel ban; to issue new executive action next week
President Donald Trump Thursday vowed to fight for his administration’s currently Court-frozen travel ban order, and said he would issue a new “very comprehensive order” next week. The president did not reveal any of the details...February 16, 2017 882 0 -
Travel ban battle now shifts to Virginia
Washington Dulles International Airport Photo by Joe Ravi via Wikimedia Commons A federal judge in Alexandria Virginia Friday held a hearing on a lawsuit seeking extension of the suspension of the executive order banning entry of people...February 10, 2017 786 0 -
US Appeals Court maintains suspension of travel ban
Photo by Giorgio Montersino via Wikimedia Commons shows plane queue at JFK International Airport, known as Gateway to America In a unanimous decision, a U.S. Court of Appeals Thursday upheld a federal district judge’s suspension of a...February 10, 2017 791 0