29-01-2017, 06:24 PM
(This post was last modified: 29-01-2017, 06:43 PM by Peter Lemkin.)
The Department of Homeland Security will continue to enforce Trump's order, defying the federal judge's ruling.
Following U.S. President Donald Trump's draconian executive order banning people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) took to court, and won an emergency stay against that order Saturday. But on Sunday, the Department of Homeland issued a statement stating it will defy the judge's ruling and continue to enforce Trump's order.
"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will continue to enforce all of President Trump's Executive Orders in a manner that ensures the safety and security of the American people," the statement begins. "President Trump's Executive Orders remain in place prohibited travel will remain prohibited, and the U.S. government retains its right to revoke visas at any time if required for national security or public safety."
Despite the hundreds affected by the ban, and the thousands more protesting at airports around the country, the DHS was dismissive and domineering in its words.
"President Trump's Executive Order affects a minor portion of international travelers, and is a first step towards reestablishing control over America's borders and national security," it continued.
"Approximately 80 million international travelers enter the United States every year. Yesterday, less than one percent of the more than 325,000 international air travelers who arrive every day were inconvenienced while enhanced security measures were implemented." The statement also echoed anti-immigrant sentiments, espousing the rhetoric of Western benevolence when it comes to granting entry to refugees and immigrants, saying, "No foreign national in a foreign land, without ties to the United States, has any unfettered right to demand entry into the United States or to demand immigration benefits in the United States." Even before the DHS statement, many tweeted that customs agents were detaining people, defying the judge's orders, and that New York police were not letting riders board the airport's AirTrain to enter the city.
Trump's order affects travelers with passports from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. People with U.S. green cards were among those targeted by the ban on Saturday. He added that the government couldn't answer when the judge asked if those denied entry would face irreparable harm should they be sent back to their countries of origin. Despite the decision, activists said on social media that the ruling is temporary and that it should not be interpreted as a full victory. Others tweeted that customs agents were detaining people, defying the judge's orders, and that New York police were not letting rider board the airport's AirTrain to enter the city.
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Following U.S. President Donald Trump's draconian executive order banning people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) took to court, and won an emergency stay against that order Saturday. But on Sunday, the Department of Homeland issued a statement stating it will defy the judge's ruling and continue to enforce Trump's order.
"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will continue to enforce all of President Trump's Executive Orders in a manner that ensures the safety and security of the American people," the statement begins. "President Trump's Executive Orders remain in place prohibited travel will remain prohibited, and the U.S. government retains its right to revoke visas at any time if required for national security or public safety."
Despite the hundreds affected by the ban, and the thousands more protesting at airports around the country, the DHS was dismissive and domineering in its words.
"President Trump's Executive Order affects a minor portion of international travelers, and is a first step towards reestablishing control over America's borders and national security," it continued.
"Approximately 80 million international travelers enter the United States every year. Yesterday, less than one percent of the more than 325,000 international air travelers who arrive every day were inconvenienced while enhanced security measures were implemented." The statement also echoed anti-immigrant sentiments, espousing the rhetoric of Western benevolence when it comes to granting entry to refugees and immigrants, saying, "No foreign national in a foreign land, without ties to the United States, has any unfettered right to demand entry into the United States or to demand immigration benefits in the United States." Even before the DHS statement, many tweeted that customs agents were detaining people, defying the judge's orders, and that New York police were not letting riders board the airport's AirTrain to enter the city.
Trump's order affects travelers with passports from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. People with U.S. green cards were among those targeted by the ban on Saturday. He added that the government couldn't answer when the judge asked if those denied entry would face irreparable harm should they be sent back to their countries of origin. Despite the decision, activists said on social media that the ruling is temporary and that it should not be interpreted as a full victory. Others tweeted that customs agents were detaining people, defying the judge's orders, and that New York police were not letting rider board the airport's AirTrain to enter the city.
"Let me issue and control a nation's money and I care not who writes the laws. - Mayer Rothschild
"Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience! People are obedient in the face of poverty, starvation, stupidity, war, and cruelty. Our problem is that grand thieves are running the country. That's our problem!" - Howard Zinn
"If there is no struggle there is no progress. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and never will" - Frederick Douglass
"Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience! People are obedient in the face of poverty, starvation, stupidity, war, and cruelty. Our problem is that grand thieves are running the country. That's our problem!" - Howard Zinn
"If there is no struggle there is no progress. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and never will" - Frederick Douglass