Us travel ban
Biden to review COVID travel ban 'week to week'
Asked how long travel restrictions that took effect Monday on South Africa and seven other southern African countries would remain in place, Biden said it 'kind...
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Nigeria working to have US travel ban lifted - foreign minister
Speaking at a joint news conference in Washington with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Onyeama said Nigeria was ‘blindsided’ by the US decision on Friday to add it and five other nations to an expanded version of the US visa ban.
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Families in Africa fear impact of US immigration ban
These are some of the families waiting to see how they will be affected by President Donald Trump’s expansion of the US travel ban.
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Nigeria had no warning on potential US travel ban - minister
While he gave no details, a source familiar with the proposal said the tentative list included seven nations - Nigeria, Belarus, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Sudan and Tanzania.
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Yemeni mother arrives in US to say goodbye to dying son
Shaima Swileh wore dark glasses as she walked into the arrivals terminal at San Francisco airport Wednesday night. A group of supporters carrying placards greeted her.
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US federal judge blocks Trump asylum claim restrictions
The judge's restraining order remains in effect until the court decides on the case.
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Judge bars Trump from denying asylum to people entering US illegally
Under the proclamation, Trump said only people who enter the US at official checkpoints - as opposed to sneaking across the border - can apply for asylum.
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US top court backs Trump on travel ban targeting Muslim-majority nations
The 5-4 ruling, with the court’s five conservatives in the majority, ends a fierce fight in the courts over whether the policy represented an unlawful Muslim ban.
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Migrants from caravan in limbo as US says border crossing full
About 20 people in the group were able to reach the final fence at the busy crossing, where they were watched by armed US border guards who did not immediately open the gate.
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Trump's travel ban faces US Supreme Court showdown
Trump’s policy, announced in September, blocks entry into the United States of most people from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen.
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US lifts travel ban on Chad citizens: White House
With Chad taken off the list, seven countries — Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, North Korea and Venezuela — are still subject to the travel restrictions.
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Iranian granted US visa to aid brother with cancer despite travel ban
Since the ban took effect, the State Department told Reuters more than 375 waivers have been approved, but declined to say for which countries and out of how many applications.
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US, Mexico explore placing armed US air marshals on flights
It was not immediately clear if the marshals would travel solely on US-owned airlines or also on Mexican carriers.
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Libya says pushing to be removed from Trump travel ban list
This week the US Supreme Court allowed the ban to take full effect while litigation over its ultimate validity continues.
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Trump criticised in Britain and US for sharing anti-Muslim videos
As president, Donald Trump has issued executive orders banning entry to some citizens of several Muslim-majority countries.
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Under Trump plan, refugees from 11 countries face additional US barriers
The Trump administration will temporarily delay processing of most refugees from 11 countries identified as high-risk.
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US, Turkey mutually suspend visa services for security reasons
Last week, the US mission employee in Istanbul was arrested on charges of links to a cleric blamed for last year’s failed coup.
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Mali president wants US to reverse Chad travel ban
Security analysts expressed surprise when Chad was named by the US last week alongside North Korea and Venezuela as part of an eight-country travel ban.
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US immigration restrictions may slow medical research
In 2015, among 778,781 physicians practicing in the US, 164,111, or 21 percent, were foreign medical graduates, the analysis found.
