Over 100,000 visas have been revoked since Trump’s muslim ban
More than 100,000 visas were revoked after the White House banned travel
from seven Muslim majority countries last week, an attorney for the
government told a federal court on Friday.
The Department of Justice attorney revealed this number during a
hearing in Alexandria, Virginia, for a lawsuit involving two Yemeni
brothers who were sent back to Ethiopia after arriving in Washington DC
on Saturday.
Last Friday, Donald Trump signed the executive order, which affects people holding passports from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, and also halts temporarily the entry of refugees into the country.
The White House contends the moves are necessary for national security. Democratic attorneys generals in several states have called them unconstitutional.
Last Friday, Donald Trump signed the executive order, which affects people holding passports from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, and also halts temporarily the entry of refugees into the country.
The White House contends the moves are necessary for national security. Democratic attorneys generals in several states have called them unconstitutional.
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