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Shepherd
02-04-2017, 04:37 AM
The presidential ban on travel apparently influenced between 60,000 and 100,000 people whose visas were revoked, according to this article. That's a lot of chaos and harm to many families throughout the Earth, which is what the new president is likely to bring, until he is impeached.
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Court Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Travel Ban, and Airlines Are Told to Allow Passengers

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By NICHOLAS KULISH (https://www.nytimes.com/by/nicholas-kulish), CAITLIN DICKERSON and CHARLIE SAVAGE (https://www.nytimes.com/by/charlie-savage),
FEB. 3, 2017, M. Scott Brauer for The New York Times

A federal judge in Seattle on Friday temporarily blocked President Trump’s week-old immigration order from being enforced nationwide, reopening America’s door to visa holders from seven predominantly Muslim countries and dealing the administration a humbling defeat.

The White House vowed late Friday to fight what it called an “outrageous” ruling, saying it would seek an emergency halt to the judge’s order as soon as possible and restore the president’s “lawful and appropriate order.”

“The president’s order is intended to protect the homeland and he has the constitutional authority and responsibility to protect the American people,” the White House said. A revised statement released later omitted the word “outrageous.”

Courts around the country have halted aspects of Mr. Trump’s temporary ban on travel from the seven countries, but the Seattle ruling was the most far-reaching to date.

Airlines that had been stopping travelers from boarding planes to the United States were told by the government in a conference call Friday night to begin allowing them to fly, according to a person familiar with the call but who declined to be identified because it was a private discussion. The Trump administration, however, could again block the travelers if it were to win an emergency stay.

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