travel ban
US travel ban leaves far-flung Syrian family in limbo
By Sarah El Deeb — July 2, 2018
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — The travel ban has thrown yet another obstacle in the way of Syrian refugees whose status in neighboring countries is already uncertain.
Supreme Court upholds Trump’s travel ban
By Jack Jenkins — June 26, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — In a 5-4 decision, the high court has upheld the president’s temporary ban on refugees and immigrants from a group of primarily Muslim-majority countries, ruling that it is within the executive branch’s power to 'suspend entry of aliens into the United States.'
Trump seems likely to win travel ban case at Supreme Court
By Mark Sherman — April 25, 2018
WASHINGTON (AP) — People waited in line for seats for days, and on Wednesday morning opponents of the ban demonstrated outside the court holding signs that read 'No Muslim Ban. Ever' and 'Refugees Welcome,' among other things.
Travel ban case is justices’ first dive into Trump policy
By Mark Sherman — April 24, 2018
WASHINGTON (AP) — The justices' first deep dive into a Trump administration policy comes in a dispute over the third and latest version of the administration's ban on travel from some countries with majority Muslim populations.
‘This is my real life’: Where Trump’s travel ban hits home
By Associated Press — April 21, 2018
(AP) — As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments next week on Trump’s travel ban, its effects are playing out for people from Manhattan to Minnesota to the Middle East.
Refugee groups fight Trump travel ban — and for their own survival
By Jack Jenkins and Emily McFarlan Miller — February 16, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — For the six faith-based agencies authorized to settle refugees in the U.S., the battle over the travel ban is also a fight to protect their ministries — and, by extension, the refugees they serve.
This Muslim artist is giving Valentine’s Day a subversive twist
By Aysha Khan — February 14, 2018
(RNS) — In their sixth year, Taz Ahmed's satirical Valentine's Day cards point the arrow at the White House.
Judge’s partial lifting of Trump ban gives refugees hope
By Yonat Shimron — December 24, 2017
SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. District Judge James Robart granted a nationwide injunction that blocks the administration's restrictions on reuniting refugee families and partially lifts a ban on refugees from 11 mostly Muslim countries.
Supreme Court allows full enforcement of Trump travel ban
By Jerome Socolovsky — December 4, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's not a final ruling on the travel ban: Challenges to the policy are winding through the federal courts, and the justices themselves ultimately are expected to rule on its legality.
Travel ban violates Trump Administration’s most sacred principle
By Mark Silk — October 20, 2017
That would be religious religious liberty.
Across from White House, Muslims and allies protest travel ban
By Chris Mathews — October 18, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Protesters met in Lafayette Square park Wednesday (Oct. 18) for the #NoMuslimBanEver March, before they walked the few blocks to the Trump International Hotel.
Christians outnumber Muslim refugees to US in last 15 years
By Adelle M. Banks — October 12, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — In the past decade and a half, 46 percent of refugees who came to America were Christian, compared with 33 percent who were Muslim.
In victory for Trump, Supreme Court dismisses travel ban case
By Gregory Korte — October 11, 2017
WASHINGTON (USA Today) — The president’s Sept. 24 proclamation that replaced the temporary travel ban on six nations with a new, indefinite ban affecting eight countries made the court challenge moot, the justices ruled.
Travel ban revisions may add countries, alter court challenge
By Richard Wolf — September 22, 2017
WASHINGTON (USA Today) — Changes to the system have been under consideration for weeks in preparation for the looming expiration of a 90-day travel ban for countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
Interfaith coalition says ‘no principled basis’ for Trump’s travel ban
By Adelle M. Banks — September 14, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The coalition members argue that President Trump’s March 6 executive order is 'anathema' to the core tenet of religious tolerance that they share.
