Immigration Ban? Hundreds of Refugees Set to Arrive in US This Week

During that time, the document said, those countries can be reviewed and standards developed to prevent terrorists or criminals from getting in from those countries. “Throughout its history, the United States has been a beacon around the world for religious freedom and has welcomed those seeking refuge from persecution; our country will continue to be that beacon”.

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly announced on Sunday that waivers would be provided on a case-by-case basis to legal permanent residents, or green card holders.

According to Politico, Trump was slated to sign the order to improve cybersecurity accountability January 31, but abruptly canceled, rescheduling for “the near fututre”.

The US Department of Homeland Security has said the entry of green card holders into America is in national interest, amid reports of these legal permanent residents being detained at US airports and confusion over the controversial immigration crackdown by Trump administration.

Air France blocked 15 passengers from Muslim countries from traveling to the US because they would have been refused entry under the new order. But they also encapsulate the pitfalls of an administration largely operated by officials with scant federal experience.

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly has spoken out about President Donald Trump’s executive order on banning people from seven countries from entering the USA for 90 days.

Thousands of protesters gathered outside of the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport to denounce the travel ban imposed by President Trump.

Mexico sees signs that the US government is taking a more flexible view of how to pay for its border wall, and meetings to craft future bilateral relations could take place soon.

“It’s working out very nicely”, Trump told reporters. “You see it at the airports”. The order also suspends the US refugee program for 120 days and bans all Syrian refugees indefinitely.

He was adamant in saying that the order “is not – I repeat – not a ban on Muslims”.

Trump’s order banned citizens from Syria, Yemen, Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Libya and Sudan for 90 days, temporarily suspended refugee admissions for 120 days and banned refugee admissions from Syria indefinitely.

The White House claims that issuing waivers for legal permanent residents was always how its program was meant to work. “These executive orders help do that”.

Green card holders are permitted to board global flights to the U.S., although they will be subjected to additional screening upon their arrival.

There had been some debate whether green card holders should be even allowed to board worldwide flights.

The DHS will then provide America’s foreign partners and allies 60 days to cooperate with US national security requirements.

The DHS said on Sunday night that green card holders would be allowed to board USA -bound flights, but would be subjected to additional scrutiny upon arrival.

That compares with the more than 600,000 people worldwide who came to the Unites States in fiscal year 2016 under immigrant visas, and the almost 10.9 million worldwide who came under non-immigrant visas in 2015, the lastest year for which the U.S. State Department has published figures.

“I just don’t think he (Trump) has any capacity to understand humanity and what his role is on governing”, she said. The officials were caught off guard by some of the specifics and raised questions about how to handle the new banned passengers on US-bound planes.

Kelly said other countries could be added to the list if it is determined they “could tighten up their procedures” to ensure more secure vetting.

Administration officials also defended the process Saturday.