Order affects ‘minor portion’ of worldwide travelers, officials say

The order blocks people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the country for 90 days, halts the USA refugee program for 120 days, and indefinitely suspends the intake of refugees from Syria.

But by Saturday evening, a federal judge in Brooklyn issued a temporary halt on the part of the executive order that allows the Trump administration to deport people from the largely-Muslim countries. “Look what is happening all over Europe and, indeed, the world – a frightful mess!” It has also sparked protests at major U.S. airports and created chaos for airlines, at least one of which hastily adjusted its flight crews to comply with the new requirements.

This is the first public “statement” he’s given (via Twitter) since a federal judge granted the ACLU’s request for a temporary ruling that blocked the deportation of people who were stranded in US airports.

The DHS statement added to the confusion by saying the department would “comply with judicial orders” at the same time it pledged to carry out Trump’s order, which it described as “a first step towards re-establishing control over America’s borders and national security”.

Trump’s order also cuts the number of refugees the United States plans to accept this budget year by more than half, to 50,000 people from around the world. Whether or not a significant number of permanent residents are barred from entering the USA or subjected to additional screening as a result of that language remains to be seen. The official said cases are being reviewed individually.

But he also said border officials may use their “discretion” to question legal residents and United States citizens in the future regarding suspicious travel activity to make sure they are not “up to no good”. Thousands of protesters stormed US airports demanding authorities release detainees.

“People don’t have phone access or communication access to the people waiting for them, or their attorneys”, Cunnings said. Many were affected including Nazanin Zinouri who has studied and lived in the USA for the past seven years.

“I don’t think you want to have a grace period”, Priebus said. The order says the government will give countries 60 days to start providing the information or citizens from those countries will be barred from traveling to the United States.

Because the United States is now being run by a clueless child. Most of those people were moved out.

Immigration lawyers, human rights groups and some U.S. senators have sharply criticised the order, which already faces legal challenges.