| As LA seeks Olympics, mayor denounces Trump travel ban Posted: 29 Jan 2017 05:41 PM PST  Amid unease in the sports world over travel limits imposed by US President Donald Trump, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti called the city hoping to host the 2024 Olympics "a place of refuge" for the world's vulnerable. Garcetti, a prominent figure in the LA 2024 bid, has condemned the Trump travel restrictions, and reiterated amid demonstrations at Los Angeles International Airport his belief that Trump's moves are counter to American and Angeleno ideals.
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| Thousands gather around Washington to protest Trump travel ban Posted: 29 Jan 2017 05:39 PM PST  Throngs of noisy demonstrators -- and scores of lawyers -- poured into Dulles International Airport outside Washington to show support for immigrants impacted by President Donald Trump's contentious travel restrictions. Similar protests were taking place outside the White House and across the United States as outrage grew over Trump's executive order, signed on Friday, that imposed sweeping restrictions on some travelers to the country.
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| Trump aides call travel ban success despite broad criticism Posted: 29 Jan 2017 05:34 PM PST  Aides to U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday called the implementation of a temporary travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries a "massive success story" despite criticism from some top Republicans, protests and disarray at airports. A senior administration official said the executive orders signed by Trump on Friday, which bars the admission of Syrian refugees and suspends travel to the United States from Syria, Iraq, Iran and four other countries on national security grounds, was being fully enforced by relevant agencies.
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| Tens of thousands in U.S. cities protest Trump immigration order Posted: 29 Jan 2017 05:32 PM PST By Frank McGurty and Nathan Frandino NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people rallied in U.S. cities and at airports on Sunday to voice outrage over President Donald Trump's executive order restricting entry into the country for travellers from seven Muslim-majority nations. In New York, Washington and Boston, a second wave of demonstrations followed spontaneous rallies that broke out at U.S. airports on Saturday as U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents began enforcing Trump's directive. |
| For second day, protests erupt in New York over Trump immigration order Posted: 29 Jan 2017 05:30 PM PST  People hold up signs as they gather for a rally in New York's Battery Park in New York, Jan. 29, 2017, protesting President Donald Trump's immigration order. Thousands of New Yorkers gathered in lower Manhattan's Battery Park Sunday to protest the executive order signed by President Trump Friday that halted immigration from seven Muslim countries and barred entry for all refugees for at least the next 90 days.
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| VVA Urges President to Make Exception for Iraqi and Afghan Interpreters Posted: 29 Jan 2017 05:25 PM PST "We're disturbed to hear that Iraqi and Afghan interpreters who worked alongside our troops through our nation's longest wars are being prevented from entering the United States," said John Rowan, National President of Vietnam Veterans of America. "As a generation, Vietnam veterans have lived with decades of regret from having seen this happen before. As ISIS, Al Qaeda, and the Taliban have persisted throughout the Middle East, they have frequently targeted civilians who have cooperated with Coalition Forces. |
| Asia shares, S&P futures fall as Trump travel ban, weak GDP adds to U.S. worries Posted: 29 Jan 2017 05:15 PM PST  By Nichola Saminather SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stock markets and U.S. stock futures retreated on Monday after President Donald Trump introduced immigration curbs that sparked criticism at home and abroad and added to global fears of increasingly unpredictable U.S. policies. Trump on Friday put a 120-day hold on allowing refugees into the country, an indefinite ban on refugees from Syria and a 90-day bar on citizens from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. Trump defended the move as vital for U.S. security, but his critics have said his action violated U.S. law and the Constitution.
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| Senator McCain: Trump immigration order confusing Posted: 29 Jan 2017 05:12 PM PST U.S. Senator John McCain said on Sunday that President Donald Trump's order targeting immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries has been "confusing" and raised a number of questions. "It's been a very confusing process," McCain, a Republican and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told CBS' 'Face the Nation.' McCain said the effect of Trump's immigration order "will probably, in some areas, give ISIS (Islamic State) some more propaganda," and asked why the countries targeted by the order included Iraq, where U.S. forces are fighting alongside Iraqi forces against Islamic State. |
| Trump defends travel bans as thousands protest and criticism rises Posted: 29 Jan 2017 05:12 PM PST  By Doina Chiacu and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Sunday defended his move to ban entry of refugees and people from seven Muslim-majority nations and said the United States would resume issuing visas for all countries in the next 90 days as he faced rising criticism at home and abroad and new protests in U.S. cities. Trump signed the directive on Friday, but the policy appeared to be evolving on the fly. Democrats and a growing number of Republicans assailed the move amid court challenges and tumult at U.S. airports.
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| South Carolina tech worker visiting Iran can't return to US Posted: 29 Jan 2017 05:08 PM PST  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Unable to enjoy what was supposed to be a three-week vacation with her family in Iran, Nazanin Zinouri now worries about when and if she will be able to go home to South Carolina.
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| With students stranded abroad, colleges condemn travel ban Posted: 29 Jan 2017 05:05 PM PST BOSTON (AP) — Dozens of U.S. colleges are opposing President Donald Trump's sweeping travel ban that has left some students and professors stranded abroad. |
| Usually an Oscar warm-up, SAG Awards will miss a key player Posted: 29 Jan 2017 04:49 PM PST  "La La Land" may have tied an Oscar record with 14 nominations, set a Golden Globes record with seven wins and won the top prize at Saturday's Producers Guild Awards, but it won't be competing ...
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| Jordan's Abdullah to press Trump administration to step up war on Islamist militants Posted: 29 Jan 2017 04:38 PM PST  By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah will hold talks with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration in Washington on Monday on how to bolster the kingdom's domestic security amid the growing risk of Islamic State militant attacks, officials and diplomats said. A meeting was expected to be arranged with Trump, one official said, but there was no official confirmation.
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| White House: Immigration order 'small price' for safety Posted: 29 Jan 2017 04:23 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Sunday tried to tamp down concerns about President Donald Trump's sweeping immigration order in the face of widespread protests, as some Republicans in Congress urged him to proceed with caution in the face of legal pushback. Top congressional Republicans, however, remain largely behind the new president.
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| Trump travel ban sows chaos at airports, outrage at protests Posted: 29 Jan 2017 04:18 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's immigration order sowed more chaos and outrage across the country Sunday, with travelers getting detained at airports, panicked families searching for relatives and protesters marching against the sweeping measure that was blocked by several federal courts.
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| Who is affected by Trump's immigration order? Posted: 29 Jan 2017 04:17 PM PST  Ambiguity reigned Sunday as to the finer details of Donald Trump's temporary ban on incoming refugees and travelers from seven Muslim countries, with questions remaining about how exactly the measures affect various populations. The order initially took many travelers by surprise, especially those already aboard airplanes en route to the United States as the president signed the measure into force on Friday afternoon. Administration officials reported that 109 people had been detained as they arrived in the United States on Saturday, of which "a couple dozen" individuals were still being held as of Sunday morning.
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| Tens of thousands in U.S. cities protest Trump immigration order Posted: 29 Jan 2017 04:09 PM PST  By Frank McGurty and Nathan Frandino NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people rallied in U.S. cities and at airports on Sunday to voice outrage over President Donald Trump's executive order restricting entry into the country for travelers from seven Muslim-majority nations. In New York, Washington and Boston, a second wave of demonstrations followed spontaneous rallies that broke out at U.S. airports on Saturday as U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents began enforcing Trump's directive.
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| Britain wins exemption on Trump visa ban as PM faces criticism Posted: 29 Jan 2017 03:50 PM PST  British Prime Minister Theresa May faced criticism on Sunday for her initial response to Donald Trump's border clampdown, as the UK won an exemption for its citizens from the US president's restrictions. Shortly after the prime minister held talks with Trump at the White House on Friday, the new president signed an executive order to suspend refugee arrivals and impose tough new controls on travellers from seven Muslim countries. Trump's move prompted an online petition to stop him making a planned state visit to Britain, a regal and glitzy affair which involves formalities such as a royal banquet in the Buckingham Palace Ballroom.
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| Senator McCain: Trump immigration order confusing Posted: 29 Jan 2017 03:49 PM PST  U.S. Senator John McCain said on Sunday that President Donald Trump's order targeting immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries has been "confusing" and raised a number of questions. "It's been a very confusing process," McCain, a Republican and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told CBS' 'Face the Nation.' McCain said the effect of Trump's immigration order "will probably, in some areas, give ISIS (Islamic State) some more propaganda," and asked why the countries targeted by the order included Iraq, where U.S. forces are fighting alongside Iraqi forces against Islamic State.
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| Canada offers temporary home to those stranded by Trump order Posted: 29 Jan 2017 03:46 PM PST  Canada will offer temporary residence permits to people stranded in the country as a result of US President Donald Trump's travel ban, the immigration ministry said Sunday. "Let me assure those who may be stranded in Canada that I will use my authority as minister to provide them with temporary residency if needed as we have done in the past," Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said at a news conference. Trump on Friday suspended the arrival of all refugees to the US for at least 120 days and barred entry for 90 days to people from seven Muslim-majority countries: Iraq, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
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| The Latest: Thousands protest traveler ban in San Francisco Posted: 29 Jan 2017 03:45 PM PST  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump, his travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries and other immigration actions (all times local):
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| U.S. stock futures fall after Trump immigration controversy Posted: 29 Jan 2017 03:41 PM PST By Devika Krishna Kumar and Megan Davies NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. equity index futures opened down about 0.2 percent on Sunday after U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday introduced immigration curbs that sparked a backlash in the United States and abroad. Trump put a 120-day hold on allowing refugees into the country, an indefinite ban on refugees from Syria and a 90-day bar on citizens from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. "Stocks may react negatively for two reasons," said David Kotok, chairman and chief investment officer of Cumberland Advisors. |
| Longtime US residents, aspiring citizens caught up in ban Posted: 29 Jan 2017 03:40 PM PST  A woman traveling to Indiana to care for her cancer-stricken mother, a family physician who has lived in the U.S. for two decades, and a Minneapolis woman about to become a U.S. citizen were among those ...
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| Trump's first major test is travel ban uproar Posted: 29 Jan 2017 03:39 PM PST  Donald Trump came under fire from mass protests and global outrage over his controversial ban on travelers from seven Muslim countries, facing the first real test of his nine-day administration. The ban was criticized by allies, sparked confusion over its implementation and galvanized Democrats looking for a lightning rod to beat Trump. Thousands of demonstrators poured onto the streets and gathered at airports for two consecutive days to denounce the executive order as lawyers fought for the release of those detained on arrival -- many of them were in mid-air when Trump signed the decree.
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| U.S. judges limit Trump immigration order; some officials ignore rulings Posted: 29 Jan 2017 03:36 PM PST  Judges in California, Massachusetts, Virginia and Washington state, each home to international airports, issued their rulings after a similar order was issued on Saturday night by U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly in New York's Brooklyn borough. Donnelly had ruled in a lawsuit by two men from Iraq being held at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
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| Tens of thousands in U.S. cities protest Trump immigration order Posted: 29 Jan 2017 03:22 PM PST By Frank McGurty and Nathan Frandino NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people rallied in U.S. cities and at airports on Sunday to voice outrage over President Donald Trump's executive order restricting entry into the country for travellers from seven Muslim-majority nations. In New York, Washington and Boston, a second wave of demonstrations followed spontaneous rallies that broke out at U.S. airports on Saturday as U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents began enforcing Trump's directive. |
| UK Olympic hero Farah slams 'prejudice' of Trump border move Posted: 29 Jan 2017 03:20 PM PST  British athletics legend Mo Farah on Sunday said he was "relieved" to be exempt from an immigration clampdown by US President Donald Trump, while asserting he "fundamentally disagrees" with the policy. Double-double Olympic champion Farah was born in Somalia but has lived in Britain since the age of eight, and was knighted by the Queen this year for his services to British sport. Farah and his family are based in Oregon but he is currently training in Ethiopia, prompting concern that the athlete would be affected by Trump's entry ban for people from seven Muslim majority countries, including Somalia.
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| Most religious groups come out against Trump refugee order Posted: 29 Jan 2017 03:15 PM PST  Rabbi Joel Mosbacher had just finished the morning's Shabbat service when he got an urgent message: Rabbis were needed at New York's Kennedy Airport. People were being detained under President Donald Trump's ...
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| Team Trump on Immigration Disruption: ‘It’s a Small Price to Pay’ Posted: 29 Jan 2017 03:08 PM PST  As federal officials across the nation and in foreign airports dealt with the impact of President Trump's order banning refugees and nationals of seven foreign nations from entering the United States, the message his communications team brought to the public on Sunday was a simple question: What's the big deal? Despite the large protests taking place at international airports across the country, where demonstrators demanded that officials allow legal permanent residents and refugees holding valid visas, Trump's closest advisers portrayed the detentions as minor inconveniences that were well worth the price of protecting Americans from terrorism. Appearing on Fox News Sunday, Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway insisted that the number of people affected by the ban was trivial in relation to the number who actually entered the country from foreign nations on Saturday.
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| President Trump says 'ISIS' instead of 'ISIL': Does that matter? Posted: 29 Jan 2017 03:02 PM PST Recommended: How much do you know about the Islamic State? It remains to be seen how exactly the Trump administration's plan will deviate from past US approaches to defeating the so-called Islamic State group. |
| Trump taps Breitbart publisher Steve Bannon to be right-hand man on national security Posted: 29 Jan 2017 03:01 PM PST In an executive order the president signed on Saturday, Donald Trump promoted his chief strategist, Steve Bannon, to a permanent member of the Principals Committee, which advises the president on national security and foreign affairs. In the same swoop of the pen, Mr. Trump downgraded the influence of the DNI and the Joint Chiefs chairman. |
| Trump defends travel bans as thousands protest and criticism rises Posted: 29 Jan 2017 02:55 PM PST  By Doina Chiacu and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Sunday defended his move to ban entry of refugees and people from seven Muslim-majority nations and said the United States would resume issuing visas for all countries in the next 90 days as he faced rising criticism at home and abroad and new protests in U.S. cities. Trump signed the directive on Friday, but the policy appeared to be evolving on the fly. Democrats and a growing number of Republicans assailed the move amid court challenges and tumult at U.S. airports.
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| 'This is not a Muslim ban,' Trump says of immigration move Posted: 29 Jan 2017 02:47 PM PST  President Donald Trump insisted Sunday that his executive order temporarily halting travel from seven majority-Muslim countries was "not a Muslim ban," after it was met with confusion, global outrage and huge protests across the United States. "America is a proud nation of immigrants and we will continue to show compassion to those fleeing oppression, but we will do so while protecting our own citizens and border. America has always been the land of the free and home of the brave," Trump said in a statement.
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| Tens of thousands in U.S. cities protest Trump immigration order Posted: 29 Jan 2017 02:45 PM PST  NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people rallied in U.S. cities and at airports on Sunday to voice outrage over President Donald Trump's executive order restricting entry into the country for travelers from seven Muslim-majority nations. In New York, Washington and Boston, a second wave of demonstrations followed spontaneous rallies that broke out at U.S. airports on Saturday as U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents began enforcing Trump's directive.
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| U.S. soccer captain Bradley slams Trump immigration order Posted: 29 Jan 2017 02:44 PM PST  (Reuters) - United States soccer team captain Michael Bradley is "sad" and "embarrassed" by President Donald Trump's executive order restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, he said on Instagram on Sunday. Bradley spoke out after earlier taking a more diplomatic tone in an interview with a journalist, saying he felt compelled to be more forthright on the issue. "The part I left out is how sad and embarrassed I am. "When Trump was elected, I only hoped that the President Trump would be different from the campaigner Trump.
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| Iranian director to skip Oscars over Trump's travel ban Posted: 29 Jan 2017 02:40 PM PST  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Oscar-nominated Iranian director said Sunday he will not attend this year's Academy Awards because of a travel ban imposed by President Donald Trump.
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| Detroit Archbishop Expresses Support for and Solidarity with Muslims Posted: 29 Jan 2017 02:37 PM PST DETROIT, Jan. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit, Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron, has expressed his support for and solidarity with Muslim leaders in Southeast Michigan, affirming his opposition to faith-based restrictions to immigration. In response, the co-chair of the Imams Council of the Michigan Muslim Community Council, Imam Steve Elturk, has thanked the archbishop and the entire Detroit archdiocese "…for standing by the Muslims during such trying times. ... |
| Pat Tillman's Wife Condemned Donald Trump's Immigration Ban In A Powerful Facebook Post Posted: 29 Jan 2017 02:34 PM PST  Plenty of folks in the sports world have made it a point to condemn the controversial executive order signed by President Trump that suspends "entry into the United States, as immigrants and nonimmigrants, of such persons [identified by the order] for 90 days" from seven countries – Libya, Sudan, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Yemen and Somalia. The most notable example came from Michael Bradley, the captain of the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team, who offered a fiery repudiation of the President by saying "When Trump was elected, I hoped that the President Trump would be different than the campaigner Trump. Bradley's comments were echoed by Pat Tillman's wife, Marie, who posted a passionate message on Facebook about the ban.
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| Iran's Oscar-winning director to skip awards over Trump visa ban Posted: 29 Jan 2017 02:32 PM PST  Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi said Sunday he will not attend next month's Academy Awards ceremony, comparing US President Donald Trump's visa ban on seven Muslim countries to the actions of hardliners in his own country. Farhadi, nominated for best foreign language film for "The Salesman", said in a statement released to AFP by his representatives in Los Angeles he had initially planned to attend the ceremony, but had been forced to change his mind. Trump signed an executive order on Friday prohibiting entry to the United States to all nationals of seven Muslim-majority states -- Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
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| Sport-U.S. soccer captain Bradley slams Trump immigration order Posted: 29 Jan 2017 02:06 PM PST United States soccer team captain Michael Bradley is "sad" and "embarrassed" by President Donald Trump's executive order restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, he said on Instagram on Sunday. Bradley spoke out after earlier taking a more diplomatic tone in an interview with a journalist, saying he felt compelled to be more forthright on the issue. "The part I left out is how sad and embarrassed I am. "When Trump was elected, I only hoped that the President Trump would be different from the campaigner Trump. |
