Jan 31 Watch 6:03 Trump’s new visa, green card restrictions are ‘about bigotry,’ says critic On Friday, the Trump administration announced new restrictions on travel to the U.S. from six countries: Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar and Nigeria. It is also barring people from Sudan and Tanzania from participating in the U.S. Diversity Visa Program, which awards… Continue watching
Jan 31 Trump restricts immigration for 6 nations in election-year push By Colleen Long, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press The Trump administration is curbing immigration for six countries as part of an election-year push. But the move isn't a full travel ban like President Donald Trump's initial order in 2017. Continue reading
Jan 26 Three years later, Trump travel ban heads back to court By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press After the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from several predominantly Muslim countries in 2018, the ruling appeared to shut down legal challenges that claimed the policy was rooted in anti-Muslim bias. Continue reading
Jan 22 Trump says U.S. will soon expand travel ban By Colleen Long, Matthew Lee, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Trump says the U.S. will soon be adding visa restrictions for more countries. Officials say the tentative list included Belarus, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 11:09 Israel has welcomed other political critics. How Trump made Omar and Tlaib different Israel says it will bar two U.S. congresswomen from entering the country. At President Trump's urging, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reversed his earlier decision to allow Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, both Muslims critical of… Continue watching
Jul 18 What Americans think of Trump’s ‘go back’ to your country tweets By Laura Santhanam, Gretchen Frazee In conversations with people across the nation, the PBS NewsHour found a complicated picture of how the president’s words have affected voters. Continue reading
Jun 06 What travelers need to know about Trump’s Cuba restrictions By Zoe Rohrich The last American cruise ship pulled out of Havana for the foreseeable future Wednesday. Continue reading
Dec 20 Yemeni mom overcame travel ban to hold her dying son in U.S. By Julie Watson, Paul Elias, Associated Press After a more than year-long legal battle with the Trump administration for a travel ban waiver, Shaima Swileh arrived Wednesday night to say goodbye to her 2-year-old son Abdullah. Continue reading
Nov 10 Trump’s new move to limit asylum challenged in court By Colleen Long, Associated Press President Donald Trump's new regulations are intended to circumvent laws stating that anyone is eligible for asylum no matter how he or she enters the country, but that plan was immediately challenged in court on Friday. Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 12:17 After Supreme Court ruling, how does Trump’s travel ban affect U.S. immigration policy? The Supreme Court rejected challenges to President Trump’s third travel ban -- aimed mainly at mostly Muslim nations -- in a 5-4 decision. While Trump lauded the ruling, politicians and activists outside the court denounced the decision. Amna Nawaz reports… Continue watching