Loading ...CAIR: Muslim Travel Ban Update
On Monday, June 26, 2017 the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) weighed in on the two temporary restraining orders which previously blocked Trump’s Executive Order implementing “Muslim Ban 2.0.”
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the full case in October 2017, but the Order released on June 26 made some changes to the Temporary Restraining Order that allowed some parts of the Executive Order to take effect.
SCOTUS has permitted a ban on travel for individuals coming from the six majority Muslim Countries who do not have a “credible” relationship to an individual, company, or university in the US.
WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE MUSLIM TRAVELERS FOR NOW?
Citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents who are nationals of the six designated countries were not part of the second Executive Order and should not experience any issues traveling abroad in light of the SCOTUS Ruling.
Individuals who have already applied and received visas to come to the US should NOT encounter problems traveling to the US if:
- You are coming on a Visitor Visa to visit family in the US
- You are coming on an immigrant visa as a result of a family relationship to someone in the US
- Students who obtained a student visa to attend a college or university in the US
- Workers coming to the US on an employment Visa for a company located in the US
Refugees who have no other ties to the US, under the Supreme Court Order, CAN BE DENIED entry to the US.
All decisions regarding who has a “credible” relationship in the US will be left to individual Customs agents abroad and at the ports of entry.
IN REALITY
Muslim travelers continue to encounter stricter screening, long delays, improper questioning, improper searches and detentions at the border. If you are questioned improperly at the border regarding your country or origin, ethnicity, religion or political beliefs CAIR-MI advises that you:
- Remain polite and calm
- Respectfully decline to answer the agent’s questions
- Ask to speak to a supervisor
- Obtain the name of the agent along with his badge number
- Contact CAIR-MI to report the incident
If you are a national from one of the six banned countries and are not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the US, CAIR-MI encourages you to contact an immigration attorney prior to traveling internationally.
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