WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday extended a ban on green cards issued outside the United States until the end of the year and added many temporary work visas to the freeze, including those used heavily by technology companies and multinational corporations. The administration cast the effort as a...
Travel Bans, Market Chaos: Dizzying Reaction to Virus Spread
ROME — Sweeping travel bans accelerated around the globe Thursday, walling regions apart, keeping people inside their homes, and slowing the engines of commerce to try to slow the unfolding coronavirus pandemic. In the U.S., stocks dropped so fast that trading halted for the second time this week. President Donald...
US Bars Foreigners Coming from China for Now Over Virus Fear
WASHINGTON — The United States on Friday declared a public health emergency and took drastic steps to significantly restrict entry into the country because of a new virus that hit China and has spread to other nations. President Donald Trump has signed an order that will temporarily bar foreign nationals,...
Trump: Travel Ban Expansion Coming, Nations Aren't Yet Final
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday the U.S. would soon be imposing visa restrictions on more countries — though it's not clear yet how many nations will be affected by his expansion of the travel ban. Seven additional nations were listed in a draft of the proposed restrictions —...
Polls Show Americans Support Immigration at Record Levels
Since its start, the Trump administration has implemented policies to step up immigration enforcement and reduce the number of immigrants admitted into the U.S. Many of these efforts – like the border wall, the travel ban, family separations, DACA termination and detention centers – have received wide media attention. In...
Yemeni Mom Overcomes Travel Ban to Finally Hold Dying Son
SAN FRANCISCO — A Yemeni mother cradled her 2-year-old son in her lap, pressing her face close to his and clasping his hand as a series of tubes kept his small body alive. Shaima Swileh touched the boy for the first time since winning a more than yearlong legal battle...
How Trump's Travel Ban Threatens U.S. Healthcare
There is something with life-and-death consequences that the Trump administration didn't say a word about during its successful pursuit of a travel ban on people from seven countries. America's healthcare system, especially in rural areas, is dependent on foreigners — including those from the banned countries. Homeland Security Explained Effects on...
SCOTUS Ruling on Travel Ban Came Down to Families
Reaction to the Trump v. Hawaii decision that upheld the President’s travel ban on seven nations remains strong days after the Supreme Court decided the case. Trump’s third attempt at an executive order, after lower court rulings blocked the first two, restricted entry into the United States from citizens of...
Victory for Trump and McConnell. Supreme Court Upholds Travel Ban.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld President Donald Trump's ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries, rejecting a challenge that it discriminated against Muslims or exceeded his authority. The 5-4 decision Tuesday is the court's first substantive ruling on a Trump administration policy, and the president quickly...
Trump Revives Ramadan Dinner But Makes Few Friends
President Donald Trump brought back the Iftar dinner Wednesday, an event honoring Ramadan, the Muslim holy month. But the president received criticism — just as Trump did last year when he skipped a two-decade tradition of hosting a Ramadan reception. Most of the dinner guests were from Washington's diplomatic community and...