Feb 05 Watch 4:29 Trump’s immigrant ban could lead to U.S. Supreme Court By PBS News Hour One federal appeals court has weighed in on the Trump administration’s immigration ban, and should another appeals court in another region of the country offer a competing view, it could send the debate to the U.S. Supreme Court. To discuss… Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch 4:13 After court rulings, Syrian refugees board flights to U.S. By PBS News Hour Together, Syria’s immediate neighbors of Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan host the majority of Syrian refugees who have fled their war-torn homeland in the past six years. During the last 24 hours, refugees with approved visas to come to the U.S. Continue watching
Feb 05 Travelers arrive in U.S. to hugs and tears after ban is lifted By Denise Lavoie and William Mathis, Associated Press Travelers from the seven predominantly Muslim countries targeted by President Donald Trump enjoyed tearful reunions with loved ones in the U.S. on Sunday after a federal judge swept the ban aside. Continue reading
Feb 03 U.S. judge temporarily blocks Trump’s travel ban nationwide By Martha Bellisle, Associated Press White House spokesman Sean Spicer released a statement late Friday saying they "will file an emergency stay of this outrageous order and defend the executive order of the President, which we believe is lawful and appropriate." Soon after, the White… Continue reading
Feb 03 These are the threats experts say Trump’s immigration ban missed By Ryan Connelly Holmes President Donald Trump's recent executive order on immigration misunderstands what is -- and what is not -- a threat to the United States, experts say. Continue reading
Feb 02 These newlyweds dreamed of being U.S. doctors, then Trump’s immigration order happened By Andrew Joseph, STAT Abdelsalam Elshaikh and Israa Taha dreamed of becoming physicians in Minnesota, but only one arrived before President Trump’s immigration order. Continue reading
Jan 31 872 refugees will be allowed into the U.S. this week, despite immigration ban By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press A Customs and Border Protection official said Tuesday the refugees were already traveling and stopping them would cause "undue hardship."… Continue reading
Jan 30 Confusion, questions and handcuffs met this Sudanese scholar at the airport By Larisa Epatko Customs and border protection were "trying to figure out what to do" when Nisrin Elamin arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Friday night, hours after President Donald Trump signed an executive order. Continue reading
Jan 30 WATCH: Coming to America is ‘a privilege, not a right,’ Spicer says of immigration ban By News Desk Spicer's remarks come after a weekend of protests over an order that temporarily suspends immigration from seven majority-Muslim countries. Continue reading
Jan 27 Trump suspends refugee program to defend U.S. against ‘terrorists’ By Larisa Epatko Following through on a key campaign promise, Trump signs order to freeze and review refugee process -- and ban the entry of all Syrians indefinitely. Continue reading