A federal court in Brooklyn tonight granted an emergency stay on President Trump’s executive order that bans immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries for two Iraqi men who had valid visas to enter the United States but were detained today when they arrived in New York.
Trump’s order calls for an immediate suspension of immigration from countries with ties to terror, including Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia, Iraq, Iran and Libya, for a time period of 90 days. It also calls for the complete suspension of Syrian refugees for an indefinite period.
Following the court’s decision, the Department of Homeland Security said in a press release that it “will continue to enforce all of the president’s Executive Orders in a manner that ensures the safety and security of the American people. The president’s Executive Orders remain in place—prohibited travel will remain prohibited, and the U.S. government retains its right to revoke visas at any time if required for national security or public safety.”
It added, “The Department of Homeland Security will faithfully execute the immigration laws, and we will treat all of those we encounter humanely and with professionalism.”
The ACLU, which had filed the challenge on behalf of the two men, contended that the stay applied nationally to all cases, but that was not clear from the ruling. ABC News was attempting to clarify whether that was the case.
Your headline is extremely misleading showing how either the media has confused you or your website is just willfully ignorant. There is no “Muslim ban” its not even a “lets pretend its a terror ban but let’s really make a muslim ban” Just like if god forbid America were to get into a fight with Israel and find it necessary for security reasons to ban Israeli citizens from America – even though Israel has millions of Jews – this wouldn’t be a “Jewish ban” There would still be millions of other Jews who would be able to apply for visas… Read more »
JUST LIKE WE HAVE TO LOCK OUT DOORS AT NIGHT, DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE ARE TRYING TO HARM OTHERS, IT JUST MEANS THAT WE ARE PROTECTING WHAT IS OURS.
ACLU ran out of decent causes, so now they have started up with the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
After 8 years of a non-native born muslim african in the white house, and the hail and brimstone we had to endure, its time to clean up these shores.
Deport those 2 men now, and enforce the ban!
Your headline is incorrect and misleading. The judge did not HALT the immigration ban, she simply granted an emergency stay to those who are ALREADY being held, that they should not be immediately deported.
The immigration ban is still in FULL EFFECT.
Also, there is no “Muslim ban”. That is a false term used by the media. There is an immigration ban across the board that applies to the countries listed in the ban.
Please correct your headline.
Thank you.