Amid the drama over a refugee resettlement deal… . FILE – In the Jan. 28, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.
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Friend or foe? A look at President Trump’s early relations with world leaders
Diplomatic relationships are bound to have their ups and downs, and so far Trump has shown he’s not one to back down. Along with temporarily banning all refugees and immigrants from seven mostly Muslim countries, Trump’s relations with some global leaders have been off to a rocky start.
Refugees are already vigorously vetted. I know because I vetted them.
I conducted one of my last interviews as an immigration officer with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in Istanbul with Mahmoud and his 8-year-old son from Aleppo, Syria. His son had lost his legs in the explosion that killed Mahmoud’s wife, sister and other children.
Trump bashes ‘very bad’ U.S.-Australian refugee deal
Trump also told Turnbull he had spoken with four other world leaders that day and that “this was the worst call by far,” the Washington Post reported. Trump bashes ‘very bad’ U.S.-Australian refugee deal Trump also told Turnbull he had spoken with four other world leaders that day and that “this was the worst call by far,” the Washington Post reported.
‘Extreme vetting’ awaits refugees in US-Australia resettlement deal
Men shave, brush their teeth and prepare for the day at a Australia’s offshore processing refugee camp on the Island of Nauru. Pic: AP THE United States will apply “extreme vetting” to up to 1,250 asylum seekers it has agreed to resettle as part of an agreement with Australia, a spokesman for President Donald Trump said Tuesday.
Could Donald Trump cost Bill English the election?
OPINION: Just days into his leadership, and US President Donald Trump is already casting a long shadow over the next New Zealand election. When Prime Minister Bill English announces the election date on Wednesday, there will be a sneaking worry that National’s fourth term will become collateral damage.
A look at Trump’s executive order on refugees, immigration
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday that makes major changes to America’s immigration system, sparking confusion at airports, protests around the country and denunciations from leaders around the world. Trump’s executive order temporarily suspends all immigration for citizens of seven majority Muslim countries for 90 days.
Israel’s Netanyahu applauds Trump’s plan for wall; Mexico not pleased
On Saturday evening, Israel’s prime minister tweeted his praise of President Donald Trump’s decision to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. “President Trump is right,” Netanyahu wrote.
Israel’s Netanyahu applauds Trump’s plan for wall; Mexico not pleased
On Saturday evening, Israel’s prime minister tweeted his praise of President Donald Trump’s decision to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. “President Trump is right,” Netanyahu wrote.
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Have you noticed? There has been more outrage from the left over Trump’s so-called Muslim ban, than over terror itself. More gnashing of gums and loud wailing, more placards decrying the plight of a few tourists and travellers, than over the bodies blown apart by Islamic extremists at Brussels airport in March last year.
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On Friday, Jan. 27, President Donald Trump signed an ex… . Protesters assemble at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 after two Iraqi refugees were detained while trying to enter the country.
Johnson: ‘Wrong to stigmatise because of nationality’
A US judge has issued a stay temporarily halting the deportation of visa holders or refugees President Trump issued an executive order. There are scenes of chaos at airports across the US after Donald Trump imposed a ban on people from seven Muslim-majority nations from entering the country for 90 days.
Nation-Now 54 mins ago 9:13 p.m.Court grants emergency stay of Trump’s immigration ban
Protesters gather at JFK International Airport’s Terminal 4 on Jan. 28, 2017, to demonstrate against President Trump’s executive order to suspend refugee arrivals. President Trump’s ban on immigration by citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries ran into at least a temporary roadblock Saturday night, after a U.S. District judge in Brooklyn granted an emergency stay sought by immigrants’ rights lawyers.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau welcomes refugees; US-bound passengers turned away
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the media at the end of a two-day cabinet retreat in Calgary, Alberta, Canada January 24, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Bolin Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed those fleeing war and persecution on Saturday even as Canadian airlines said they would turn back US-bound passengers to comply with an immigration ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries.
Giuliani Calls For ‘Detention Centers’ For Illegal Immigrants Who Commit Crimes
Children play at a newly built section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall at Sunland Park, U.S. opposite the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico November 18, 2016. Picture taken from the Mexico side of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Steve Chapman: Trump’s immigration crackdown will backfire
Government failures come in two basic forms. The first kind is not achieving the intended result — say job training that leads to no jobs or a Marine recruiting campaign that gets few takers.
Anger erupts over Trump’s order banning refugees from US
In this Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 photo, released by the French Foreign ministry, French foreign minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, left, greets his newly appointed German counterpart, Sigmar Gabriel, before… . In this Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 photo, released by the French Foreign ministry, French foreign minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, left, greets his newly appointed German counterpart, Sigmar Gabriel, before… LONDON – Anger erupted on Saturday – along with some praise from the far-right – about U.S. President Donald Trump’s ban on refugees entering the United States.
Donald Trump’s Muslim visa ban may keep Iranian director from attending Oscars
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Netanyahu tweets support for Trump’s Mexican border wall
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted Saturday that Israel’s wall along its border with Egypt has been successful in stopping a swell of African migrants. “President Trump is right.
The Latest: Official: Trump ban affects all non-US citizens
The Latest on U.S. President Donald Trump and his ban on refugees from Muslim-majority countries : A U.S. federal law enforcement official says any non-U.S. citizen from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia or Yemen is now barred from entering the United States. That covers legal permanent residents – green card holders – and visa-holders from those seven countries who are out of the United States after Friday, when President Donald Trump signed an executive order with the temporary ban.
Netanyahu: Trump right about building wall, ‘great success’ in Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump meeting at the Trump Tower in New York, September 25, 2016. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday welcomed praise from Donald Trump for Israel’s security barrier, writing on Twitter that the US president “is right” about walls preventing illegal immigration.
Trump not ‘Terminator,’ sees opportunities for Mexico:…
MEXICO CITY: Billionaire Carlos Slim said on Friday Mexico should not fear Donald Trump, seeing opportunities for his country in the U.S. president’s economic policies, and praised Mexicans for uniting behind their government in talks with the northern neighbor. In a rare news conference, the telecoms and construction mogul called Trump a negotiator, “not Terminator” and said his repeated attacks on Mexico had united the country, giving President Enrique Pena Nieto “strength” in trade and border security talks.
Mexicoa s President Vows His Country a Will Not Pay for Any Walla
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said Wednesday his country “will not pay for any wall,” defying the claims U.S. President Donald Trump has made. But he did not cancel his trip planned for the United States next week.
Mexico opposition leader urges U.N. lawsuit over Trump wall
A cold-case investigation into the disappearance of a woman in Manchester in 1981 took a twist Wednesday when the state Attorney General’s Office announced it will hold a press briefing… Gabriel Verpaelst’s fourth goal of the season sent the Norfolk Admirals to a 4-3 overtime win over the Manchester Monarchs in ECHL play Wednesday night in … (more)
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President Donald Trump bars all refugees from entering the United States for four months _ and those from war-ravaged Syria indefinitely _ declaring the ban necessary to prevent “radical Islamic terrorists” from… A federal judge in New York has issued an emergency order temporarily barring the U.S. from deporting people from nations subject to President Donald Trump’s travel ban President Donald Trump’s first conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin since taking office is sparking concern among European allies and fellow Republicans about the future of U.S. sanctions on Moscow.
The Prime Minister Goes All In
“Brexit means Brexit,” Theresa May said in July 2016 when she replaced David Cameron as Britain’s prime minister. Since then, May has continued to insist that Brexit will mean Brexit, but without offering even a taste of what Brexit means.
Council of Europe calls on Slovenia to reject some amendments on migrants
The Council of Europe, the continent’s leading human rights organization, called on Slovenia’s parliament to reject some legal changes affecting migrants that the government proposed earlier in January in a set of amendments. In a letter to parliamentary speaker Milan Brglez, the Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks said amendments that “are contrary to international law and undermine human rights” should be rejected.
Martin Luther King Day events and Historic photographs
Since it was first observed nationwide in January of 1986, the holiday commemorating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has served as a reminder of his legacy to the causes of civil rights, nonviolent opposition and community service. Along with becoming a volunteer in NYC to help honor Dr. King’s memory, there are plenty of Martin Luther King Day events to check out on the day itself over the weekend, including live-music tributes, museum exhibitions, readings and more.
Britain may change ‘economic model’ if shut out of EU single market: Hammond
FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Foreign Minister Philip Hammond and Foreign Ministry Political Director Tim Barrow arrive with fellow G7 foreign ministers for a working session, the fourth session of the their meetings in Hiroshima, Japan April 11, 2016. Britain could change its economic model to regain competitiveness if it were to leave the European Union without an agreement on market access, British finance minister Phillip Hammond said in a German newspaper interview published on Sunday.
Cubans sold everything to reach U.S., now hundreds stranded
A group of Cuban migrants share travel stories outside the Caritas shelter for migrants in Panama City, Panama, January 13, 2017. Lilia Gonzales , a staff member of the Caritas shelter for migrants, explains the center policy and options to new Cuban migrants that arrived the previous night to the center in Panama City, Panama, January 13, 2017.
Obama administration ends special immigration policy for Cubans | Reuters
The Obama administration on Thursday repealed a measure granting automatic residency to virtually every Cuban who arrived in the United States, whether or not they had visas, ending a longstanding exception to U.S. immigration policy. The end of the “wet foot, dry foot” policy, which allowed any Cuban who reached U.S. soil to stay but returned any picked up at sea, is effective immediately.
Obama ends visa-free path for Cubans who make it to US soil
President Barack Obama announced Thursday he is ending a longstanding immigration policy that allows any Cuban who makes it to U.S. soil to stay and become a legal resident. The repeal of the “wet foot, dry foot” policy is effective immediately.
Obama ends visa-free path for Cubans who make it to US soil
President Barack Obama announced Thursday he is ending a longstanding immigration policy that allows any Cuban who makes it to U.S. soil to stay and become a legal resident. The repeal of the “wet foot, dry foot” policy is effective immediately.
Mexico again says there is a no waya it will pay for Trump wall
Mexico’s new Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said on Tuesday there is no way his country will pay for the wall that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to build on the United States’ southern border to keep out illegal immigrants. “There are no circumstancesnot even the best possible trade deal, investments, support which would justify taking a step that would violate the dignity of Mexicans to such an extent.”
Hungary, Bulgaria ban shipping on Danube as river freezes over
Hungary and Bulgaria have banned shipping on the Danube as the river is freezing over and floating ice poses a risk. Gabriella Siklos, spokeswoman for the Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management, told Reuters on Tuesday that the ban was effective from 1500 GMT.
Commentary: Migration threatens global disaster
Just in case you are wondering what the most serious question of the New Year will be, you might well start by thinking about Russia’s evil power plays, about the vulgar leaders who seem to be popping up everywhere, or about the rise of the oceans that, until now, have always protected America. All good guesses, but I will guess that you would be wrong.
Congress looks to start building a Mexican border wall within months
Local residents walk alongside a high metal wall installed by U.S. workers to replace fencing along the border between Ciudad Juarez and Sunland Park, N.M.,on Sept. 12, 2016.
Alessandra Ambrosio soaks up sun in bikini while living it up in Brazil
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Coulter: Tweeting the 2016 Campaign
And GOP can’t figure out why Trump is sweeping the country. @AnnCoulter Jan. 15 Bush campaign lands the coveted Lindsey Graham endorsement, bringing an additional 0.0% support to the juggernaut that is Jeb! @AnnCoulter Jan. 30 Sweaty little liar Rubio sucks up to Iowans with Jesus talk, but he tried to replace them with 30 million Mexicans.