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President Trump's executive order banning people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. also applies to green card holders from those countries, the Department of Homeland Security said Saturday. "It will bar green card holders," acting DHS spokeswoman Gillian Christensen told Reuters.
Green cards serve as proof of an individual's permanent legal residence in the U.S. A senior administration official clarified on Saturday afternoon that green card holders from the seven countries affected in the order who are currently outside the U.S. will need a case-by-case waiver to return to the U.S. Green card holders in the U.S. will have to meet with a consular officer before departing the country, the official said.
Source: The Hill
At least one case quickly prompted a legal challenge as lawyers representing two Iraqi refugees held at Kennedy International Airport in New York filed a motion early Saturday seeking to have their clients released. They also filed a motion for class certification, in an effort to represent all refugees and other immigrants who they said were being unlawfully detained at ports of entry. Shortly after noon on Saturday, Hameed Khalid Darweesh, an interpreter who worked on behalf of the United States government in Iraq, was released. After nearly 19 hours of detention, Mr. Darweesh began to cry as he spoke to reporters, putting his hands behind his back and miming handcuffs.
[...] Inside the airport, one of the lawyers, Mark Doss, a supervising attorney at the International Refugee Assistance Project, asked a border agent, "Who is the person we need to talk to?"
"Call Mr. Trump," said the agent, who declined to identify himself.
[...] An official message to all American diplomatic posts around the world provided instructions about how to treat people from the countries affected: "Effective immediately, halt interviewing and cease issuance and printing" of visas to the United States. Confusion turned to panic at airports around the world, as travelers found themselves unable to board flights bound for the United States. In Dubai and Istanbul, airport and immigration officials turned passengers away at boarding gates and, in at least one case, ejected a family from a flight they had boarded.
[...] Iranian green card holders who live in the United States were blindsided by the decree while on vacation in Iran, finding themselves in a legal limbo and unsure whether they would be able to return to America. "How do I get back home now?" said Daria Zeynalia, a green card holder who was visiting family in Iran. He had rented a house and leased a car, and would be eligible for citizenship in November. "What about my job? If I can't go back soon, I'll lose everything."
Source: The New York Times
(Score: 2) by Murdoc on Sunday January 29 2017, @03:21AM
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday January 29 2017, @03:44AM
The same reasoning applies to almost any political movement. Only 10-15% or Republicans are really Republicans - the rest are just poor chumps who want to make a living, and get by in the world. Ditto for Democrats, or almost any other group you care to name.
The problem is that the vast majority of Democrats give their tacit consent to be led by the hard-core party members, just as Republicans, or Muslims. A "this is acceptable" attitude enables the rabid party members to run amok. That was true of Russia's communists, Germany's Nazis, Amercia's democrats and republicans, and Islam in general.
(Score: 4, Informative) by Murdoc on Sunday January 29 2017, @04:25AM
You're right, this really could apply to virtually everyone. But doesn't that just mean that there's even less reason to single out Muslims if the rest of us are just as guilty?
But wait! Then there's all those Muslims you seldom hear about who are speaking out about it:
And that's just the first page or so of my quick search.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday January 29 2017, @07:40AM
They need to speak louder, and longer. There need to be a lot more of them. And, they need to renounce Sharia law if they want to come to the US. Oil and water don't mix very well under common circumstances. We can't have one legal system that applies to part of the population, while another system applies to the rest.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Murdoc on Sunday January 29 2017, @08:12AM
How about we ALL get together and renounce the crap that caused most of this problem in the first place, which is the US meddling where it doesn't belong? Oh right! We can't, because they've got us all so fearful of the evil Muslim menace that we* give them our full support for screwing around where they don't belong. Which of course causes more of the mess, which makes use more afraid... nice little catch 22 we got going there, eh? Nice for all the people making money and getting into office for it anyway.
*I say 'we' metaphorically as I'm not an American.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 30 2017, @10:31PM
And, they need to renounce Sharia law if they want to come to the US.
Also tell the so called "christians" that if they want to stay in the US they need to renounce their own version of Sharia Law.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday January 31 2017, @02:21AM
There is no Christian court in the country, other than the Mormon sects. They are the only ones I"m aware of who like to set up their own private compounds, then dispense "justice" from within that compound.