Thread: Trump admin reportedly will allow 872 refugees into US despite travel ban

Trump admin reportedly will allow 872 refugees into US despite travel ban

Published January 31, 2017 FoxNews.com


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The Trump administration reportedly will allow 872 refugees into the U.S. despite an executive order signed Friday temporarily suspending the entry of refugees from predominantly Muslim nations into the country, according to a Homeland Security document.

A Homeland Security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters on Monday that the particular refugees had already been considered “in transit” and were cleared for resettlement before the ban took place. It’s unclear if additional waivers will be granted.

The hundreds refugees set to be placed in the U.S. this week were screened under the Obama administration. The process usually takes about two years and includes several rounds of questioning and a background check.

According to Reuters, the waivers were granted by Homeland Security and the State Department. It comes after a wave of protests over the weekend against Trump’s executive order. More than 100 travelers from the countries included in the travel ban, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Libya and Yemen, were detained, deported or blocked from boarding flights to the U.S.

The document reportedly stated that between Friday and Monday, about 348 visa holders were prevented from boarding flights to the U.S. More than 200 people who landed in the U.S. were denied entry. Over the same time period, more than 700 were questioned by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in airports – including 394 legal U.S. residents.

Monday night, Trump relieved acting Attorney General Sally Yates of her duties after she directed the Justice Department attorneys not to defend Trump's controversial executive refugee and immigration ban.

Yates, a holdover from the Obama Administration, was replaced by Dana Boente, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. Boente, 62, was sworn in Monday evening. He will lead the Justice Department pending the confirmation of Sen. Jeff Sessions, Trump's nominee for attorney general, by the Senate.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017...ravel-ban.html

That's good. I have no problem with that if they've been vetted properly and expectations, promises and documents already issued. Double-check and if everything looks good, then let them in as they have apparently decided to do. But no more.

We want Deportation flights...not Importation flights.

For those who sold their belongings...they got the money for it. Give them $1,000 dollars to purchase what they need and do not bring them here.

We need to load up planes FULL and start fast tracking DEPORTATION flights of illegals and Visa overstays. NOT bring in more refugees, asylum, illegals, OR Student Visa's.

The students do not leave, neither do the rest of them.

We want to see those people on their way OUT before any more are brought in!!!

"On Tuesday, Kevin McAleenan, acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), said more than 500,000 foreigners flew into the country in the 72 hours following Trump’s order."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/w...gees/97284688/
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Trump administration to allow 872 refugees into U.S. this week

Alan Gomez , USA TODAY Published 12:13 p.m. ET Jan. 31, 2017 | Updated 27 minutes ago

The White House is vigorously defending President Donald Trump's immigration restrictions, as protests spread throughout the country. (Jan. 30) AP



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The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday it will allow 872 refugees to enter the country after they were initially barred from flying to the U.S. under President Trump’s executive order on immigration.

Homeland Security began detaining immigrants arriving at U.S. airports immediately after Trump signed his order Friday evening. The order temporarily suspended the U.S. refugee program and barred entry to most people coming from seven majority Muslim countries – Libya, Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Syria, Sudan and Yemen.

By Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it was detaining 109 people affected by the ban. DHS officials say all those people were cleared — either allowed to enter the country or returned to their home countries — by Sunday night. But civil rights groups and immigration advocates say people remained in custody at U.S. airports through Monday.

On Tuesday, Kevin McAleenan, acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), said more than 500,000 foreigners flew into the country in the 72 hours following Trump’s order. He said CBP agents granted waivers to 1,060 green card holders from the countries affected by Trump’s order, allowing them to enter the country after additional screening.

McAleenan said 75 waivers were granted to other visa holders, including people who had special visas intended for translators who have worked with the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan. But he said 721 travelers were stopped from boarding planes in foreign countries headed for the U.S.
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said they will continue implementing Trump’s order, but stressed that they are abiding by emergency rulings issued by federal judges over the weekend.

“We are all will continue to be in compliance with judicial orders,” Kelly said.

He added that the executive order "is not a ban on Muslims."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/w...gees/97284688/

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Sep 24, 2015 - Destination USA: 75 million international guests visited in 2014 ... About 41 percent of international visitors who entered the United ... His goal is attracting 100 million international visitors annually by 2021 ...

Yes, we love tourists in the USA!! Please come visit our beautiful country!! Come, visit, enjoy, spend money, buy things, have a great time in America!! Do not breed, do not kill, do not break our laws and leave on time, VERY IMPORTANT!!

How much of a background check do these people get?

When they come as tourist and never leave they become illegal aliens. (Visa overstays.)

Nearly 500,000 foreigners overstayed visas in 2015 - USA Today

www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/01/19/...visa-overstays...of.../79026708/

Jan 19, 2016 - MIAMI — Nearly half a million foreigners who legally entered the U.S. remained here after their visas expired last year, according to a ...

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

How much of a background check do there people get?

When they come as tourist and never leave they become illegal aliens. (Visa overstays.)

That's why we need the entry-exit visa tracking program implemented and enforced. Just because you have an EO or a ban or a pause or a law doesn't mean people will abide them, you still need to enforce the EO, ban, pause or law. I would hope everyone understands that.

We need an Executive Order giving Visa Overstays a 60-day grace period to Self Deport. Make your arrangements, give notice, sell out pack up and get out.

If ANY Visa overstays are apprehended after the 60-day grace period...they will have a lifetime ban from ever returning to the United States. And this should be the rule this day forward...you do not go back...no renewal, no entry ever again.

We need to fast track deport them out of here!