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Justice department appeals blocking of US travel ban

The US justice department has appealed a temporary block of Donald Trump's immigration ban on citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries, as the US president unleashed fiery statements towards the judge who stopped implementation of the order. Speaking in Florida, Trump said he was sure that the department would win the appeal filed against US District Judge James Robart's order in Seattle late on Saturday. "We'll win. For the safety of […]

today5 February 2017

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US attorney general Sally Yates fired in Muslim ban row

US President Donald Trump has sacked the country's acting attorney general after she took the rare step of defying the White House by refusing to enforce his sweeping immigration ban. Sally Yates had early on Monday ordered Justice Department lawyers to stop defending Trump's executive order, resulting in her dismissal just hours later. "The acting Attorney General, Sally Yates, has betrayed the Department of Justice by refusing to enforce a […]

today31 January 2017

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Trump’s Muslim ban is a dangerous distraction

OPINION by Suad Abdul Khabeer 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. There is something peculiar about this list. The draft of the executive […]

today30 January 2017

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Trump defends ‘extreme vetting’ order

US President Donald Trump has defended his executive order on immigration which restricts access to citizens of seven Muslim-majority nations to the US. Rejecting the ‘Muslim ban’ label, he said it will only be in place until new security policies are implemented. “To be clear, this is not a Muslim ban, as the media is falsely reporting. This is not about religion – this is about terror and keeping our […]

today30 January 2017

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US judge blocks deportations under Trump’s Muslim ban

A federal judge has blocked part of President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration, ruling that travellers who have already landed in the US with valid visas should not be sent back to their home countries. Lawyers had filed a legal case in response to the order that includes a 90-day entry ban on citizens of seven Muslim-majority nations. US District Judge Ann Donnelly's ruling late on Saturday concerns dozens […]

today29 January 2017

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