President Trump's travel ban takes effect
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President Donald Trump’s new ban on travel to the United States by citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries is now in effect
U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler, a fellow Republican, urged the Trump administration to reverse its decision. Lawler's 17th District includes Spring Valley, home to the second-largest Haitian diaspora, per capita, in the U.S.
President Trump’s new travel ban has sparked widespread outrage and fear in New York’s sprawling Haitian community, by far the biggest local diaspora group affected by the edict aimed at 12 ...
The White House says the 12 countries on the list are "deficient with regards to screening and vetting" and are being targeted to protect U.S. national security.
Sick children, families and businesses are among the many people in Haiti, a country plagued by gang violence, likely to be hit hard by a U.S. travel ban.
Border czar Tom Homan voiced his support for President Donald Trump’s travel ban on 12 countries, which went into effect Monday. The United States has excluded travelers from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad,
"Donald Trump just ripped a life preserver from their desperate arms and tied weights around their ankles," said Reps. Pressley and Clarke.