By Rachel Weiner Over 100,000 visas have been revoked as a result of President Trump’s ban on travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries, an attorney for the government revealed in Alexandria federal court Friday. The number came out during a hearing in a lawsuit filed by attorneys for two Yemeni […]
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Update on Travel Ban – Ban Does Not Apply to U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (“Green Card” Holders)
3 Feb
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
Confirmed Facts Recent updates to the executive order issued last Friday that imposed a travel ban on foreign nationals from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen: The White House has issued a memorandum confirming that the order does not apply to U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents. Dual citizens who […]
By Jeff Dunn President Trump is off to a poor start with the tech industry. His temporary travel ban on seven majority-Muslim nations has drawn condemnation from nearly all of Silicon Valley’s major players, near-immediately actualizing the fears those firms had about him during his campaign. Now, that divide looks […]
By NICHOLAS KULISH, GARDINER HARRIS and RON NIXON Much of the criticism of the executive order signed by President Trump has focused on foreigners prevented from entering the country, but a court filing in the legal battle over the travel ban reveals a far broader impact, imperiling the residency status […]