Using Arabs or Muslims as scapegoats has a history
Oct 26,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES J. ZOGBY During the past century, we have witnessed a long and tragic history of domestic policies that have targeted persons of Arab […]
Muslim Americans testify on effects of Trump’s travel ban
House panels hold first congressional hearing on the effects of ban on nationals from several Muslim-majority countries. by William Roberts Washington, DC – Speaking before a United States […]
The ‘Muslim Exclusion Act’ and America’s rising xenophobia
HATEM BAZIAN @hatembazian People protest the then U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to register Muslims in the country, in front of his hotel in Washington D.C. By a vote of 5-4, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision to uphold President Donald Trump’s Muslim ban affecting […]
The consequences of upholding Trump’s ban
Jul 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby The Supreme Court decision upholding the Trump administration’s infamous “Muslim ban” will have consequences far beyond its restriction on visas for […]
Trump won’t apologize for harsh rhetoric aimed at Muslims By Bob Fredericks
By Bob Fredericks April 30, 2018 | Modal Trigger Getty Images President Trump on Monday declined to apologize for his incendiary comments about Muslims and calls for a Muslim immigration […]
Judge Orders Trump To Turn Over Rudy Giuliani’s ‘Muslim Ban’ Memo
Source: Huffington Post By Elise Foley, Cristian Farias The Trump administration must turn over a memo and other documents from a commission led by former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani […]
On anti-Semitism, anti-Islam and fictitious alliances in U.S.
HATEM BAZIAN@hatembazian Protesters holding up signs in a demonstration against U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order banning Muslims from certain countries, Seattle, Jan. 29. It is high time for a courageous political, social, and economic faith-based coalition between American Muslims and Jews (who are aware of the danger of Zionism) […]
Afghan family with U.S. visas detained on arrival in Los Angeles -filing
Reuters International MAR 5, 2017 – By Sue Horton LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. agents detained an Afghan family of five with valid entry visas at Los Angeles International Airport and have been holding them for several days in California, according to legal papers filed in federal court in […]
President Donald Trump signs new travel ban, exempts Iraq
By Ariane de Vogue, Jeremy Diamond and Kevin Liptak, CNN Story highlights President Donald Trump’s original executive order was rolled out to chaos six weeks ago The order will make clear that lawful permanent residents are excluded from any travel ban Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump signed a new executive order […]
Donald Trump just signed a revised Muslim ban
By Emily C. Singer President Donald Trump signed a revamped version of his botched travel ban on Monday, hoping that tweaks to the executive order will withstand the all-but-certain legal challenges the policy stands to face. “This revised order will bolster the security of the United States and her allies,” Secretary of State Rex […]
US borders were thrown into ‘confusion’ by Trump’s Muslim ban, British government says
FCO minister says advice to UK travellers was inconsistent Jon Stone Political Correspondent @joncstone The US border control and immigration system was thrown into “confusion” by Donald Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ executive order, the British government has said. Baroness Anelay, a Foreign Office minister, blamed US border authorities’ implementation of the President’s […]
New U.S. travel ban to spare green card holders – Trump official
Reuters International FEB 18, 2017 Demonstrators march during the “Day Without Immigrants” protest in Washington, DC, February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein (reuters_tickers) MUNICH (Reuters) – A new version of a Trump administration travel ban will not stop green card residency holders or travellers already on planes from entering […]
Donald Trump has managed to unite Muslims and Jews in a way that few have ever managed to do
Trump’s Muslim ban was painfully evocative of Jewish stories of migration to the US – or tragic accounts of family members denied entry to the US as refugees, only to be killed in the Holocaust. Dozens of rabbis were recently arrested while demonstrating against the ban outside Trump Tower Rachel Shabi […]
Canadian Muslim grilled about her faith and view on Trump at US border stop
The case raises concerns that border patrol agents are targeting minorities more broadly in the wake of Donald Trump’s travel ban The Canadian side of the Canada-US border crossing is seen in Emerson, Manitoba. Photograph: Lyle Stafford/Reuters Amanda Holpuch in New York and Ashifa Kassam in Toronto Friday 10 February […]
The legal setback of Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ is a defeat for Steve Bannon
Source: The Independent The attempt to rush through the ban is said to be a result of the blitzkrieg approach of Bannon, who exhorts that it is vital to make full use the momentum of Trump’s landmark victory before the loathed ‘establishment’ can organise itself to sabotage the revolution By Kim […]
‘Delusional, unstable and dangerous’
Feb 01,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen It is significant that there have been demonstrations at airports and in cities across the US against Donald Trump’s decree banning citizens from seven mainly Muslim countries from entering the US for months until “extreme vetting” procedures decide who may be admitted. US […]
Trump says his travel ban needed to ensure U.S. religious freedom
Reuters International FEB 2, 2017 – DAY 9 / JANUARY 28: Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump agreed to try to rebuild U.S.-Russia ties and to cooperate in Syria, the Kremlin said, after the two men spoke for the first time since Trump’s inauguration. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (reuters_tickers) By […]
Donald Trump fires acting Attorney General for defying executive order banning refugees
The White House accuses Sally Yates of betraying the Justice Department Feliks Garcia New York @feliksjose Accusing her of betrayal and insubordination, Donald Trump fired acting US Attorney General Sally Yates after she publicly questioned whether his controversial refugee and immigration ban was constitutional and refused to defend it in court. The dramatic […]
‘It will tear our family apart’: Voices of the immigration ban
By Masuma Ahuja, CNN Updated 1924 GMT (0324 HKT) January 29, 2017 (CNN)From Boston to Baghdad, families are being ripped apart. Some people can’t go home to the US, others can’t return to their native countries to visit parents and children, and still others are stranded in airports and cities […]
The Silver Lining of Donald Trump’s Refugee Ban
Qasim Rashid I’m an immigrant, an American Muslim and I have family overseas. A Muslim ban would materially impact me — but I can’t help but thank President Trump. I thank him, but not because I think the ban is a necessary — it’s not. Our immigration and refugee process […]
