REUTERS ERBIL, Iraq — Khudeeda Naif won refuge in the United States as a member of Iraq’s Yazidi minority, but what he fears more than religious persecution is retribution for his brother’s work as an interpreter for the U.S. army in Iraq. Naif is one of the many affected by […]
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By Carl Hulse WASHINGTON — The powerful and poignant images and stories of refugees and international travelers caught at airports over the weekend by President Trump’s immigration order provoked sympathy and outrage around the world. Now think of those moving personal tales and pictures multiplied exponentially to encompass thousands of […]
Turmoil at DHS and State Department — “There Are People Literally Crying in the Office Here”
31 Jan
by Foster, on News
By Alice Speri, Ryan Devereaux While President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration has left families wondering when they will see their loved ones again, drawing condemnation from leaders around the globe, the administration’s actions have also impacted another group: career U.S. officials working on asylum and refugee cases as […]
The Executive Order signed on January 27, 2017 allows for the proper review and establishment of standards to prevent terrorist or criminal infiltration by foreign nationals. The United States has the world’s most generous immigration system, yet it has been repeatedly exploited by terrorists and other malicious actors who seek […]