Difference between revisions of "Travel ban"
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[[File:Donald Trump "Muslim ban".png|thumb|200px|The countries placed under President Trump's original travel ban; Iraq was removed in the second ban.]] | [[File:Donald Trump "Muslim ban".png|thumb|200px|The countries placed under President Trump's original travel ban; Iraq was removed in the second ban.]] | ||
As a candidate, [[Donald Trump]] was the only candidate to propose "a total and complete shutdown" of travel of Muslims into the United States.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/08/politics/trump-muslim-ban-campaign-website/index.html|title=Trump campaign removes controversial Muslim ban language from website|date=May 8, 2017|accessdate=June 29, 2017|work=CNN}}</ref> (See [[Muslim ban]].) A week after becoming President, Trump issued an Executive Order that implemented the promised "travel ban". | As a candidate, [[Donald Trump]] was the only candidate to propose "a total and complete shutdown" of travel of Muslims into the United States.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/08/politics/trump-muslim-ban-campaign-website/index.html|title=Trump campaign removes controversial Muslim ban language from website|date=May 8, 2017|accessdate=June 29, 2017|work=CNN}}</ref> (See [[Muslim ban]].) A week after becoming President, Trump issued an Executive Order that implemented the promised "travel ban". | ||
| − | His intent was to restrict immigration from countries that are rife with terrorism – as a temporary emergency measure – until the government could figure out a long term solution. Although all persons traveling from these countries had been issued visas by the United States State Department following a vetting process, President Trump proposed that a new "extreme vetting" procedure be instituted. Accordingly, the January 27, 2017, Executive Order 13769<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/01/27/executive-order-protecting-nation-foreign-terrorist-entry-united-states|title=EXECUTIVE ORDER: PROTECTING THE NATION FROM FOREIGN TERRORIST ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES|date=January 27, 2017|accessdate=June 29, 2017}}</ref> provided that all travelers holding passports from six Muslim-majority countries would be barred from entry for 90 days, even if they held visas. In addition, all immigration w was suspended for 120 days, and immigration from Syria was suspended indefinitely. It also limited the total number of refugees allowed into the United States to 50,000 per year. The Executive Order ordered the Departments of Homeland Security and State to review the process for issuing visas in these countries. It was based on the need to provide time to conduct the review. The Executive Order exercised the President's power under Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq., to restrict the entry of any persons or class of persons into the United States. | + | His intent was to restrict immigration from countries that are rife with terrorism – as a temporary emergency measure – until the government could figure out a long term solution. |
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| + | Although all persons traveling from these countries had been issued visas by the United States State Department following a vetting process, President Trump proposed that a new "extreme vetting" procedure be instituted. Accordingly, the January 27, 2017, Executive Order 13769<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/01/27/executive-order-protecting-nation-foreign-terrorist-entry-united-states|title=EXECUTIVE ORDER: PROTECTING THE NATION FROM FOREIGN TERRORIST ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES|date=January 27, 2017|accessdate=June 29, 2017}}</ref> provided that all travelers holding passports from six Muslim-majority countries would be barred from entry for 90 days, even if they held visas. In addition, all immigration w was suspended for 120 days, and immigration from Syria was suspended indefinitely. It also limited the total number of refugees allowed into the United States to 50,000 per year. The Executive Order ordered the Departments of Homeland Security and State to review the process for issuing visas in these countries. It was based on the need to provide time to conduct the review. The Executive Order exercised the President's power under Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq., to restrict the entry of any persons or class of persons into the United States. | ||
Two federal district courts granted an injunction preventing the first Executive Order from continuing to be enforced. The court's reason was the actual purpose was to ban people of one religion, which was unconstitutional. | Two federal district courts granted an injunction preventing the first Executive Order from continuing to be enforced. The court's reason was the actual purpose was to ban people of one religion, which was unconstitutional. | ||
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Revision as of 15:41, June 28, 2017
As a candidate, Donald Trump was the only candidate to propose "a total and complete shutdown" of travel of Muslims into the United States.[1] (See Muslim ban.) A week after becoming President, Trump issued an Executive Order that implemented the promised "travel ban". His intent was to restrict immigration from countries that are rife with terrorism – as a temporary emergency measure – until the government could figure out a long term solution.
Although all persons traveling from these countries had been issued visas by the United States State Department following a vetting process, President Trump proposed that a new "extreme vetting" procedure be instituted. Accordingly, the January 27, 2017, Executive Order 13769[2] provided that all travelers holding passports from six Muslim-majority countries would be barred from entry for 90 days, even if they held visas. In addition, all immigration w was suspended for 120 days, and immigration from Syria was suspended indefinitely. It also limited the total number of refugees allowed into the United States to 50,000 per year. The Executive Order ordered the Departments of Homeland Security and State to review the process for issuing visas in these countries. It was based on the need to provide time to conduct the review. The Executive Order exercised the President's power under Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq., to restrict the entry of any persons or class of persons into the United States.
Two federal district courts granted an injunction preventing the first Executive Order from continuing to be enforced. The court's reason was the actual purpose was to ban people of one religion, which was unconstitutional.
In response, the President issued a second Executive Order on March 6, 2017.[3] By issuing a new Executive Order , the Trump Administration did not need to appeal the court decisions on the first order. This order was more narrowly drafted to make clear that it did not apply to permanent resident aliens holding "green cards". It also dropped Iraq from the list of nations subject to the ban. The second Executive Order was also enjoined by federal district courts and the Trump Administration appealed up the United States Supreme Court.
While the appeals were pending, the litigants argued that the case was moot, because more than 90 days had passed, giving the Trump Administration the time it needed to review and revise its "extreme vetting" procedures. On June 14, 2017, the President stayed the efffective date of the Second Executive Order travel ban so that the 90 day review of vetting procedures would begin when the travel ban was allowed to go into effect.[4] On June 21, 2017, the President issued an Presidential Executive Order Amending Executive Order 13597, which removed contrary language from a prior Obama Executive Order.[5] On June 2017, however, the U.S. Supreme Court partly lifted the block and agreed to hear the case in October.[6]
Trump said:
- Today's unanimous Supreme Court decision is a clear victory for our national security. It allows the travel suspension for the six terror-prone countries and the refugee suspension to become largely effective.[7]
