travel ban
‘The nuke we survived’: American Muslims breathe sigh of relief as Biden reverses travel ban
By Aysha Khan — January 20, 2021
(RNS) — Over the last four years, more than 41,000 visa requests have been denied due to the ban.
Separated Muslim families, civil rights groups welcome House passage of No Ban Act
By Aysha Khan — July 22, 2020
(RNS) — The bill would repeal Trump’s travel bans against several African and Muslim-majority countries and restrict the president’s authority to enact such blanket immigration restrictions.
Court orders dismissal of Trump Muslim travel ban challenges
By Denise Lavoie — June 9, 2020
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday tossed out three lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from predominantly Muslim countries, a victory for the Trump administration in its yearslong defense of the ban.
House Democrats push for No Ban Act, as White House threatens veto over coronavirus
By Aysha Khan — March 11, 2020
(RNS) — This week the Democrat-controlled House is scheduled to vote on the NO BAN Act, even as the White House argues that the bill could impede the government’s ability to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
CAIR-LA calls for hate crime investigation into anti-Muslim remarks at public forum
By Alejandra Molina — February 6, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — The disruption began as the candidates discussed the Trump administration’s widening of the travel ban.
Trump curbs immigration for 6 nations in election-year push
By Colleen Long and Nomaan Merchant — January 31, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced Friday that it was curbing legal immigration from six additional countries that officials said did not meet security standards, as part of an election-year push to further restrict immigration.
Texas’ misguided decision on refugees is state-sponsored Islamophobia
By Omar Suleiman — January 15, 2020
(RNS) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's decision rests in part on the lie that Muslims from war-torn countries are dangerous, which is itself the most dangerous view out there.
White House considering dramatic expansion of travel ban
By Jonathan Lemire, Jill Colvin, and Lisa Mascaro — January 10, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — The possible expansion comes amid a renewed election-year focus on immigration by President Donald Trump, according to six people familiar with the deliberations.
US growth of Islam creates need for religious scholars
By Jeff Karoub and Noreen Nasir — November 4, 2019
(AP) — With the difficulty some Middle Easterners are having entering the United States, some American Muslims are looking to educate homegrown imam and scholars to serve their burgeoning communities in the future.
Congressional hearing on travel ban highlights impact of muddled waiver process
By Aysha Khan — September 24, 2019
(RNS) — The first-ever congressional hearing on the ban focused on its human cost. But it also highlighted the confusion around the process for obtaining the case-by-case waivers promised by the Trump administration.
Tech companies join Muslim groups in support of historic bill to end travel ban
By Aysha Khan — September 23, 2019
(RNS) — If passed, the bill would be the first legislation to focus specifically on Muslims’ rights.
Two years after Trump’s travel ban, faith-based refugee groups struggle
By Emily McFarlan Miller and Jack Jenkins — February 4, 2019
(RNS) – Since the start of fiscal year 2017, the country has lost one-third of its capacity to welcome and resettle refugees in local communities.
Yemeni mom overcomes travel ban to finally hold dying son
By Julie Watson — December 20, 2018
(AP) — After battling U.S. immigration authorities for more than a year for the right to enter the country and flying halfway around the world, a Yemeni mother finally got to hold her dying 2-year-old son.
As refugee admissions drop, fewer persecuted Christians admitted to US: World Relief
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 18, 2018
(RNS) — The drop comes despite President Trump’s pledge during his first week in office that helping persecuted Christians overseas would be a priority for his administration.
By any other name: Why the ‘travel ban’ really is a Muslim ban
By Todd Green — July 3, 2018
(RNS) — The language of 'travel ban' is neither neutral nor objective. When journalists repeat this language, they become complicit in amplifying Trump’s propaganda and in inscribing anti-Muslim prejudice into federal immigration policy.
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