16 Feb
by Foster, on News
By Brent Kendall WASHINGTON—The Justice Department on Thursday told an appeals court there was no reason to reconsider a case on President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order on immigration and refugees, a move that came as Mr. Trump announced he would issue a new order next week. The department’s filing […]
10 Feb
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
On Thursday, February 9th, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit declined to lift the February 3rd temporary restraining order halting the implementation of President Trump’s Executive Order “Protecting the National from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States.” The Presidential Executive Order includes a travel ban on […]
By Eric Tucker and Sudhin Thanawala SAN FRANCISCO — A panel of appeals court judges reviewing President Donald Trump’s travel ban hammered away Tuesday at the federal government’s arguments that the states cannot challenge the order. The hearing before the San Francisco-based 9th Circuit Court of Appeals judges was the […]
By Maria Recio Special to the American-Statesman WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, called President Donald Trump’s immigration order “problematic,” telling Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly on Tuesday that it caused confusion in Washington and around the world. Kelly took the rap for the clumsy rollout of […]
