President Donald Trump has signed a national security memorandum establishing a new National Vetting Center within the Department of Homeland Security to better coordinate information on individuals who may pose a threat to the country.
Read moreAccused of plotting to kill a Swedish artist, the first suspected terrorist to be extradited to the United States under President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Monday to federal charges.
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President Donald Trump took another stab at a travel ban Monday, signing a new executive order that will “temporarily pause” immigration of nationals from six Muslim-majority countries for 90 days and suspend refugee admissions for 120 days.
Read moreA three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday appeared unmoved by the Trump administration’s request to reinstate the travel ban, but at least one judge expressed skepticism that discrimination against Muslims motivated the president’s controversial executive order.
Read moreDefending a recent ban on immigration from Syria and six other Muslim-majority countries, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly told a House committee Tuesday that he wished only that President Donald Trump’s executive action had rolled out better.
Read moreA federal judge in Washington state dealt another blow to the Trump administration’s ban on entry into the United States from seven Muslim-majority nations, striking down enforcement of the ban in all 50 states.
Read moreThe executive order banning refugees from Muslim-majority nations was already on hold Sunday when a North African man spent seven hours in immigration lockdown. That his country of origin is not one of the seven flagged by President Donald Trump is one many points undermining the White House’s position that the order is not a Muslim ban.
Read moreCapping off a whirlwind first week of executive action, President Donald signed an order Friday to dramatically reduce refugee admissions and ban visas for travelers from “high-risk,” Muslim-majority countries.
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