By ADAM CHANDLER The Atlantic On Monday, just hours after President Trump issued his revised executive order on immigration, lawmakers in Israel passed a travel ban that is also generating controversy. The new law aims to bar any foreign activist “who has knowingly issued a public call to boycott the state of Israel or pledged … Continued
By FARHANA KHERA and JOHNATHAN SMITH The New York Times President Trump’s executive order barring immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries experienced nearly universal defeat in the federal courts. On Monday, he issued a revised version of that order, but it still suffers from a fundamental, and fatal, flaw: It constitutes unlawful religious discrimination. On the … Continued
By Lauren Gibbons MLive The ACLU of Michigan and the Arab-American Civil Rights League announced they would continue a lawsuit challenging a temporary travel ban from Muslim-majority nations following a revised executive order signed by President Donald Trump Monday. The revised order, which will temporarily stop entry into the U.S. for people seeking new visas … Continued
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer President Trump has signed new executive orders on Monday after a federal appeals court unanimously blocked his ban on all nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries. The new executive orders will supersede the January 27 orders, which banned all citizens of Iraq, Yemen, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, Syria, and Iran from entering the U.S. … Continued
By Joshua Keating Slate The White House has delayed the rollout of President Trump’s reworked travel ban, apparently so as not to step on the publicity for Tuesday night’s speech to Congress, but we’re getting some details on what the changes will be. In addition to clarifying that current U.S. visa holders are excepted, and … Continued
By Matt Zapotosky The Washington Post A Department of Homeland Security report assessing the terrorist threat posed by people from the seven countries covered by President Trump’s travel ban casts doubt on the necessity of the executive order, concluding that citizenship is an “unreliable” threat indicator and that people from the seven countries have rarely … Continued
“Natural-Born Humanitarian” featuring a remarkable, young Syrian couple separated by the travel ban. from Snapdragon Films on Vimeo. by Zack Beauchamp VOX Khaled Almilaji seems like the kind of immigrant you’d love to welcome into the United States. A doctor who played a pivotal role in containing the spread of polio in his native country, … Continued
By By Heather Khalifa MLive A room full of concerned Genesee County residents packed into the Genesee Academy Library at the Flint Islamic Center for a town hall session to learn their rights under the current presidential administration and its recent executive orders targeting immigration. The meeting was hosted by the center in conjunction with … Continued
By Loubna El Amine Chicago Tribune I’m a Muslim. I do not pray. I do not fast during Ramadan. I drink alcohol and eat pork. I do not believe in God. But I identify as a Muslim. Islam is a large part of the world I grew up in; it is inseparable from home. The … Continued
BY ENJY EL-KADI Honolulu Magazine I have a confession to make: I am addicted to the internet. It’s not that surprising considering I’m your typical 20-something American millennial. In fact, for the most part, I’m pretty much your average American woman. My interests include watching Gilmore Girls reruns on Netflix, posting photos of my food … Continued
By Rafi Schwartz Fusion.net Activists in New York City unfurled a massive banner across the base of the Statue of Liberty on Tuesday. The message, while perhaps lacking the lyricism of Emma Lazarus’ iconic “New Colossus,” could hardly be misinterpreted. We must heed the words of Lady Liberty:#RefugeesWelcome pic.twitter.com/me5TgDWgQc — Alt Lady Liberty (@AltStatLiberty) February … Continued
By EMILY SHAPIRO ABC News A family of seven with small children; a woman who was taken to a hospital after falling on ice; a Nigerian man who had to have fingers amputated due to frostbite. These are among a growing number of asylum-seekers and other migrants trekking on snow and ice to cross over … Continued
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