Jan 28 U.S. suspends immigration program helping non-Muslim Iranians By George Jahn and Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press Austria has shut its door to about 300 non-Muslim Iranians hoping to use the country as a way station before establishing new homes in the United States. Continue reading
Jan 28 'All our hopes and dreams vanished' -- Syrian refugees devastated as Trump bans them By Karin Laub, Associated Press In an executive order Friday, Trump suspended all refugee admissions to the U.S. for four months and banned the entry of Syrian refugees indefinitely. Continue reading
Jan 27 How is Trump's immigration crackdown seen in Muslim-majority nations? By Adam Schreck, Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Many citizens of Muslim-majority countries affected by President Donald Trump's curbs on travel to the United States say they were hardly surprised the restrictions rank among his first orders of business. The new commander-in-chief had,… Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 53:48 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 27, 2017 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Trump bans refugees from Syria and halts immigrants from other Middle Eastern nations. Also: The British prime minister's first trip to the White House, tens of thousands march against abortion with support from the vice… Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch 5:39 Trump bans Syrian refugees, calls for dramatic expansion of armed services By PBS News Hour President Trump acted on one of his most polarizing promises, signing an executive action to curb the admission of refugees, including an indefinite ban on accepting refugees from war-torn Syria. Lisa Desjardins offers a roundup of news from the White… Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch 8:17 Experts skeptical that limiting refugees would deter terrorism By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch 7:08 High stakes and friction points for 'special relationship' between Trump and UK's May By PBS News Hour President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May both came to power during waves of populism and now are trying to steer their respective countries in new directions. At the White House Friday, the allies met for what was… Continue watching
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
Jan 26 Watch 7:34 What Trump's wall means for U.S. relations with Mexico By PBS News Hour What do President Trump's latest actions on immigration mean for U.S. relations with Mexico? Former State Department official Roger Noriega and James Carafano from the Heritage Foundation join Antonio Mora to discuss the apparent rift between President Trump and Mexico’s… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch 5:57 White House floats import tax amid tensions with Mexico By PBS News Hour President Trump's push for a wall on the border has opened a diplomatic rift with Mexico. After Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto announced he was canceling a visit to Washington, Mr. Trump gave no ground at a GOP retreat in… Continue watching