A federal judge has ruled against Trump’s “deportation refugees or visa holders who were detained at American airports” or in transit at the time, but “but refugees abroad remain in limbo” …
… and although Thom “Maker was able to leave Canada and is safely back in the U.S.[,] … what the halt of immigrants’ visas — even those with dual citizenship from other countries — will mean for players such as Maker still is unknown” …
… as demonstrated by the Iraqis who risked their lives to work for Americans fighting terrorism in their homeland …
- Iraqi Family Stuck at Airport, Barred From Flying Into JFK (AP /abc News)
- Iraqis with U.S. Ties Are First to Sue over Trump Immigration Order (Reuters)
… and the order came too late to prevent “chaos earlier in the day”:
Trump’s timing of a policy reminiscent of the 937 refugees turned away in 1939. 254 of whom were murdered in the Holocaust mocks the slogan “Never again!”:
- Trump Defends Order: ‘It’s not a Muslim ban’ (The Hill)
… and putting a crimp in CIA and U.S. military intelligence promises “of eventual resettlement in America to induce foreigners to … work secretly for the United States against terrorist groups or repressive governments” …
… and prompting retaliatory actions from targeted countries and a prediction from Iran that the ban will empower extremists, … and even a statement of disapproval from Theresa May, under pressure from her own party …
- Muslim Ban: MPs call for reciprocal measures (Al-Jazeera)
- Zarif: Trump’s Muslim Ban ‘Great Gift to Extremists’ (Al-Jazeera)
- Under Fire, British PM May Criticizes Trump Curb on Refugees (Reuters)
… and even some Trump advisers are uncomfortable with the idea of rolling back “an order safeguarding 750,000 people who were brought to the United States illegally as children” …
… but the PM of the country that leads the world in building divisive walls is delighted by the policy:
“There is a South African proverb, dating from the apartheid era, that goes like this: ‘How do you catch an elephant? You catch a mouse and keep beating it up until it admits it’s really an elephant'”:
Notwithstanding Trump’s doubts about foreign military intervention, only one week after “suspected U.S. drone strikes killed three other alleged al-Qaida operatives in Bayda province”, he has boots in the ground in Yemen:
- Yemeni Officials Say US Makes Surprise Raid (AP / abc News)