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White House considering new immigration order
An aide insists President Donald Trump has the power to keep some people from entering the US
Trump calls court decision on travel ban 'disgraceful'
Trump reacts to Thursday s unanimous decision by the US court of appeals based in San Francisco in an early morning tweet that selectively quotes from a post on Lawfare a blog on law and national security issues
Remove Iraq from travel ban list, PM tells Trump
Iraq is one of 7 Muslim majority countries whose citizens are barred from entering the United States for 90 days under an executive order the newly sworn in US president signed on January 27
U.S. appeals court rules against Trump on travel ban
3rd UPDATE In response US President Donald Trump immediately tweets See you in court the security of our nation is at stake
Trump slams courts as judges mull travel ban
4th UPDATE President Donald Trump s comments have sparked a firestorm in a country where such personal and vitriolic attacks by a president on another independent branch of government are rare
Trump administration defends travel ban in court
UPDATED The high stakes hearing saw an attorney for the government argue that Trump s immigration curbs were motivated by national security concerns and that the federal judge had overstepped his authority in suspending them
Trump administration defends 'lawful' travel ban
4th UPDATE The legal battle moves to San Francisco where Justice Department lawyers defended the executive order and said the nationwide injunction against it was vastly overbroad
UK speaker opposes a Trump address to parliament
John Bercow said such a speech is not an automatic right it is an earned honor – and one he will object to following Trump s ban on refugees and travelers from 7 mainly Muslim countries
Fil-Am leader hits Duterte for not helping undocumented OFWs
President Duterte marami sa mga undocumented dito sa Amerika sumuporta sa yo says Filipino American leader Lolita Lledo
Tech companies, former secretaries of state slam Trump travel ban
UPDATED Aside from tech companies prominent Democrats including former secretaries of state John Kerry and Madeline Albright join in on the criticism of the travel ban
Battle over Trump's immigration order: what we know
Here are the main facts about Trump s executive order and the court action surrounding the case
With Trump travel ban still blocked, travelers head to US
4th UPDATE Travelers from Iran Iraq Libya Somalia Sudan Syria and Yemen who have valid visas begin arriving on American soil
Thousands protest in U.S., Europe over Trump travel ban
UPDATED The biggest demonstration takes place in London where an estimated 10 000 people turned out
U.S. suspends Trump travel ban
Those individuals with visas that were not physically cancelled may now travel if the visa is otherwise valid a US State Department spokesman says
Trump vows to restore travel ban
This comes after a US federal judge ordered a temporary nationwide halt to President Donald Trump s ban on travelers from 7 Muslim majority countries
No other countries eyed for travel ban, U.S. says
The US says this is contrary to false reports that a draft order by US President Donald Trump includes other countries including the Philippines in the travel ban
U.S. revokes 60,000 visas after Trump order
To put that number in context we issued over 11 million immigrant and non immigrant visas in fiscal year 2015 says Will Cocks spokesman for the US State Department s bureau of consular affairs
'Southern Philippines' next in Trump's travel ban?
4th UPDATE Despite a claim by a US law firm the American Immigration Lawyers Association quotes the State Department as saying that this is a rumor
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Filipinos should be welcomed to U.S. – State Department
The Philippines was not among those countries that were labeled of concern US State Department acting spokesman Mark Toner says
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UN chief calls for lifting of U.S. travel ban
I think that these measures should be removed sooner rather than later UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres tells reporters
Trump travel ban 'divisive and wrong' – Theresa May
The prime minister is keen to emphasise she had no advance notice of Trump s plans
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What controversy? Trump's Republican base still on his side
The conservative base that launched the new US president to his shock November victory has by and large voiced satisfaction with Trump s bold executive actions
Dissident U.S. diplomats defy Trump on travel ban
According to leaked drafts of the memo the US envoys argue that Trump s decision to suspend refugee arrivals and ban visitors from 7 mainly Muslim countries is a betrayal of American values
Saudi, other Muslims spared ban as U.S. allies – experts
The US travel ban has exempted Muslim majority nations associated with major attacks in the West
Lakers forward Deng 'proud refugee' against Trump travel ban
Deng stresses the struggles of refugees to simply survive and then escape the violence around them and urged people not to become numb to their suffering
Trump fires top U.S. gov't lawyer over travel ban defiance
5th UPDATE Sally Q Yates refused to mount a legal defense of Trump s ban on immigration from 7 Muslim nations
Trump's ban: It's not about national security
Instead of saying the Philippine government will respect Trump’s recent order Malacañang should speak out publicly against it in order to blunt the momentum of an exclusionary regime that will eventually affect its citizens
Trump downplays travel ban impact as fallout deepens
UPDATED After a weekend of chaos at airports mass protests and diplomatic outcries criticism of Trump s proposal even came from his predecessor Barack Obama
Protests in UK as May stands firm on Trump invite
UPDATED Theresa May s Downing Street office says she does not agree with the US ban on refugees and citizens of 7 mainly Muslim countries but still refuses to back down on the visit
Iraq parliament votes in favor of travel ban on U.S.
UPDATED The call is a response to US President Donald Trump s executive order barring citizens of Iraq Iran Syria Sudan Somalia Libya and Yemen from entering the US for at least 90 days
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UN chief slams border closures in 'developed countries'
The new UN secretary general speaks at the opening of an African Union summit in Addis Ababa where he praises African nations for being among the world s largest and most generous hosts of refugees
Starbucks, Airbnb pledge support for migrants after Trump ban
Starbucks says it planned to take on 10 000 refugees worldwide over the next 5 years in response to Trump s decree Airbnb said it would offer free accommodation to refugees and anyone not allowed in the US
Silicon Valley denounces Trump immigration ban
The US tech industry fears the immigration ban could have an adverse effect on progress and innovation
Warriors coach Kerr slams Trump travel ban: 'It's the wrong way'
If anything we could be breeding anger and terror says Steve Kerr
VLOG: Mga Pilipino sa U.S., hati sa travel ban ni Trump
Filipinos in the United States weigh in on the travel ban enacted by US President Donald Trump
Trump's first major test is U.S. travel ban uproar
UPDATED The ban is criticized by allies sparks confusion over its implementation and galvanizes Democrats looking for a lightning rod to beat Trump
Canada offers temporary home to those stranded by Trump order
UPDATED Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen also said that the Trump administration had assured Ottawa that Canadians holding dual nationality with those countries would not be affected by the US ban
Britain wins exemption on U.S. visa ban as PM faces criticism
Domestic pressure has mounted on Theresa May to distance herself from Trump with opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn urging the government to put off the president s scheduled state visit until the ban is rescinded
Attorneys general from 16 U.S. states condemn Trump travel ban
The 16 attorneys general all Democrats whose states are home to nearly a third of the US population issued a joint statement in opposition
World leaders criticize Trump immigration move
US President Donald Trump is under fire for preventing the entry of travelers from Iran Iraq Libya Somalia Sudan Syria and Yemen
Olympic hero Farah slams 'ignorance and prejudice' of Trump border move
Athletics legend Mo Farah fears he may be separated from his family in Oregon after Trump temporarily barred entry to people from 7 countries including his native Somalia
Malacañang: We respect U.S. immigration ban
Palace spokesperson: We respect the policy of the United States of America if they have prohibitions or they would be banning people from entering their country because that is their right
Merkel says Trump immigration ban 'not justified'
Even in the necessarily resolute battle against terrorism it is not justified to place people from a certain origin or belief under general suspicion says the spokesman of German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Muslim world shocked, outraged at U.S. visa ban
Families split a father unable to reach his son s wedding and officials warning of a gift to extremists – the visa ban triggers shock and confusion among those affected
Trump originally asked for 'Muslim ban' says Giuliani
Show me the right way to do it legally ex New York mayor Rudy Giuliani says Trump told him
