The United States declared September 1 to be the date when they officially start a ban, prohibiting its citizens from travelling to North Korea. “The department of state has determined that the serious risk to United States nationals of arrest and long-term detention represents imminent danger to the physical safety[Read More…]
Tag: Travel Ban
US travel ban on six Muslim countries takes effect
The US President Donald Trump’s provisional ban on refugees and travelers from six (largely Muslim) nations came into effect. The Supreme Court permitted the ban following a five-month battle with rights groups. According to the Trump administration, the ban is necessary to block terrorists from entering the country. However, immigrant[Read More…]
Another Appeals Court in US blocks Trump’s travel ban
A federal appeals court has upheld a decision, blocking US President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban once again. A three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals deals the administration another defeat, as the Supreme Court has considered a separate case on the issue. The judges said that[Read More…]
Trump refuses to shake hand with Angela Merkel
US President Donald Trump has apparently refused to shake German chancellor Angela Merkel’s hand during a joint appearance at the White House. In a video, reporters asked Trump and Merkel to shake hands at the end of the photo op, as is customary during meetings between foreign leaders. Hearing the[Read More…]
Application for H-1B to be accepted from April 3
Hawaii federal judge blocks Trump’s new travel ban
A federal judge in Hawaii has placed a nationwide hold on the key aspects of US President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban after hearing arguments that the executive order discriminates on the basis of nationality. The executive order was put on hold just hours before the new restrictions were to[Read More…]
Five Republican-nominated judges support travel ban
Trump’s lawyer demands apology from Snoop Dogg
US President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen says rapper Snoop Dogg should apologise for his latest music video in which he parodies an assassination of Trump. In the video, a character named Ronald Clump gets shot with a prank gun. With his long, bright red tie and orange makeup,[Read More…]
Hawaii sues to block Trump’s unconstitutional travel ban
US President Donald Trump’s immigration policies had faced a pair of new challenges on Wednesday. The attorney general of Hawaii alleged that Donald Trump had violated the Constitution with his redrawn executive order banning travel from six predominantly Muslim countries and had requested immediate court intervention to halt the order.[Read More…]
Trump’s revised travel order applies to people from 6 Muslim-majority nations seeking new visas
President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban will temporarily halt entry to the United States for people from six Muslim-majority nations who are seeking new visas, allowing those with current visas to travel freely. As per reports, Trump was to sign the new executive order on Monday. The directive aims to[Read More…]
Trump expected to sign revised travel ban on Monday: US media
United States President Donald Trump is expected to sign a revised travel ban on Monday, just over a month after his executive order banning immigrants of seven Muslim-majority country in to US sowed controversy across the globe and chaos at airports, US media reported. It was unclear about the changes[Read More…]
22 migrants flee to Canada after Trump’s travel ban
More than 22 migrants have bolted from the United States to Canada over the weekend. They sneaked through the border in Manitoba province to request asylum reported the authorities on Monday. Those fled are mostly from Africa who crossed the border overnight on Saturday. Eight others had arrived on Friday[Read More…]
Trump’s latest travel ban continues to target same countries
A draft of President Trump’s renewed travel ban continues to target the same countries which were already in the list of to be banned from travelling to US. The new ban will exempts travelers who already have a visa to travel to the US despite them using it. A senior[Read More…]
Never engaged in terrorist activities, lift travel ban: Hafiz Saeed to Pak govt
Claiming that he was neither a threat nor has his unit ever engaged in any terrorist activities, the Jamaat-ud Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed asked the Pakistan government to take out his name immediately from a list that stops him from leaving the country. “A memorandum issued on January 30, 2017[Read More…]
US Appeals court rejection leaves Trump travel ban on hold
The legal fight over President Donald Trump’s executive order banning the travelers from seven Muslim-majority is on hold after the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals declined to block a lower-court ruling that suspended the ban, allowing previously barred travelers to continue coming to the United States. The three federal[Read More…]
Start-ups urge Trump against H-1B executive order
Twitter staff donate $1.59M to fight Trump’s travel ban policy
Despite Twitter being Donald Trump’s most crucial marketing partner, it hasn’t stopped staff of the Twitter social media company from donating to one of the most prominent organisations opposing Trump’s policies. Nearly 1,000 employees made about $1.59 million donations to ACLU, which fights Trump’s recent executive order banning citizens of seven[Read More…]
US travel ban ‘should be removed sooner rather later’ says UN
United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres made it clear on Wednesday that the US travel ban imposed on refugees and immigrants from seven Middle East and North African countries. As per the executive order signed by President Donald Trump, refugees from all over the world will be prohibited from entering America[Read More…]