Trump refugee ban throws lives into uncertainty
U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping ban on people seeking refuge in the United States and visitors from seven Muslim-majority countries has caused upset and confusion among travellers, with some being turned back from U.S.-bound flights.
Six passengers trying to fly from Cairo to New York were barred from their flight on Saturday morning, according to officials at the Cairo airport. Five of the travellers are Iraqi, the other is from Yemen. The unidentified officials said the six were prevented from boarding an EgyptAir flight to New York's John F. Kennedy Airport.
The executive order immediately suspended a program that in the last budget year accepted nearly 85,000 people displaced by war, political oppression, hunger and religious prejudice — including more than 12,000 people from Syria.
Here is a breakdown of the order announced Friday, one week after Trump was sworn in as president.
It suspends the entry of Syrian refugees until such time as Trump has determined whether allowing their admission is "consistent with the national interest."
The order suspends the U.S. refugee program for four months.
The order bars entry, for at least 90 days, of anyone travelling from the Muslim-majority countries of Syria, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Sudan and Somalia.
Trump said the sweeping ban is needed to keep out "radical Islamic terrorists," adding that his administration needs time to develop more stringent screening processes for refugees, immigrants and visitors.
The New York Times reports that two Iraqi refugees were detained at JFK Airport after Trump's executive order went into effect Friday night. The Times said the pair's lawyers filed a writ of habeas corpus on Saturday in a New York court to have their clients released.
Trump refugee ban throws lives into uncertainty - World - CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping ban on people seeking refuge in the United States and visitors from seven Muslim-majority countries has caused upset and confusion among travellers, with some being turned back from U.S.-bound flights.
Six passengers trying to fly from Cairo to New York were barred from their flight on Saturday morning, according to officials at the Cairo airport. Five of the travellers are Iraqi, the other is from Yemen. The unidentified officials said the six were prevented from boarding an EgyptAir flight to New York's John F. Kennedy Airport.
The executive order immediately suspended a program that in the last budget year accepted nearly 85,000 people displaced by war, political oppression, hunger and religious prejudice — including more than 12,000 people from Syria.
Here is a breakdown of the order announced Friday, one week after Trump was sworn in as president.
It suspends the entry of Syrian refugees until such time as Trump has determined whether allowing their admission is "consistent with the national interest."
The order suspends the U.S. refugee program for four months.
The order bars entry, for at least 90 days, of anyone travelling from the Muslim-majority countries of Syria, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Sudan and Somalia.
Trump said the sweeping ban is needed to keep out "radical Islamic terrorists," adding that his administration needs time to develop more stringent screening processes for refugees, immigrants and visitors.
The New York Times reports that two Iraqi refugees were detained at JFK Airport after Trump's executive order went into effect Friday night. The Times said the pair's lawyers filed a writ of habeas corpus on Saturday in a New York court to have their clients released.
Trump refugee ban throws lives into uncertainty - World - CBC News
