More US federal judges halt enforcement of Donald Trump travel ban

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By Nate Raymond and Mica Rosenberg
Reuters

Federal judges in three states followed one in New York in barring authorities from deporting travelers affected by U.S. President Donald Trump‘s executive order imposing restrictions on immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations.

The judges in Massachusetts, Virginia and Washington state issued their rulings late on Saturday or early on Sunday ...

http://globalnews.ca/news/3212057/federal-judge-halts-enforcement-of-donald-trump-travel-ban-after-following-court-petition/

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1. No sign of backing down

Washington Post
Sunday, January 29, 2017 10:42am

... Despite judicial rulings in several cities across the country overnight that immediately blocked enforcement of the ban to varying degrees, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement early Sunday that it would continue to implement President Donald Trump's action.

The statement said simultaneously that the administration "will comply with judicial orders" and that the order remained 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," the statement said. "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."

Just after 8 a.m. ET Sunday, Trump tweeted: "Our country needs strong borders and extreme vetting, NOW. Look what is happening all over Europe and, indeed, the world - a horrible mess!" ...

http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/national/trump-gives-no-sign-of-backing-down-from-travel-ban-on-muslim-countries/2311274

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4. Donald Trump defends extreme vetting as European leaders denounce US travel ban

http://globalnews.ca/news/3212190/european-leaders-oppose-donald-trump-travel-ban/?utm_source=Other&utm_medium=MostPopular&utm_campaign=2014



January 29, 2017 7:59 am


Donald Trump defends ‘extreme vetting’ as European leaders denounce US travel ban


By Staff The Associated Press


WATCH ABOVE: Politicians, including King County executive Dow Constantine and Washington Governor Jay Inslee, spoke out against U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban Saturday.


BERLIN – The leaders of Britain and Germany joined other American allies Sunday in criticizing President Donald Trump’s U.S. entry ban for people from some Muslim-majority countries, even as far-right politicians on the continent celebrated the move.


A spokesman for Theresa May said the British Prime Minister does “not agree” with Trump’s order and will challenge the U.S. government if it has an adverse effect on British nationals. The official comment came after May refused to condemn the ban during a visit to Turkey to meet with Turkish leaders. She said in Turkey the decision was a matter solely for the U.S.



“She is convinced that even the necessary, resolute fight against terrorism doesn’t justify putting people of a particular origin or particular faith under general suspicion,” Merkel spokesman Steffen Seibert said.

Merkel raised the issue during a phone call with Trump on Saturday, citing the 1951 Geneva Refugee Convention that calls on signatories to take in people fleeing war, Seibert said........................

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2. Trump wants to enlist local police in crackdown

The Associated Press Jan 29, 2017 Updated 1 hr ago

PHOENIX (AP) — To build his highly touted deportation force .. Trump is reviving a .. program that deputizes local officers to enforce federal immigration law ...

More than 60 police and sheriff's agencies had the special authority as of 2009, applying for it as the nation's immigration debate was heating up. Since then, the number has been halved and the effort scaled back as federal agents ramped up other enforcement programs and amid complaints officers weren't focusing on the goal of catching violent offenders and instead arrested immigrants for minor violations, like driving with broken tail lights ...

Cecillia Wang, an American Civil Liberties Union attorney, said police bosses who want to get into immigration enforcement should consider what happened when 100 of Arpaio's deputies were given the federal arrest power.

The longtime sheriff used the authority to carry out traffic patrols that targeted immigrants. The patrols were later discredited in a lawsuit in which a federal judge concluded Arpaio's officers had racially profiled Latinos. The lawsuit so far cost county taxpayers $50 million ...

http://www.qconline.com/news/crime/trump-wants-to-enlist-local-police-in-immigration-crackdown/article_743f2752-8cf0-5bc9-894d-83b008dee284.html

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5. I am sure that will go really well in all the major cities. Especially Boston, LA, Philly, San Fran

Denver, Seattle, Portland etc. They would probably round Muslims that live in the urban area up and take them to safe haven in the middle of the cities.

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3. ... Canadians with duel citizenship, after a day fraught with anxiety and fuelled by mixed messages

and few answers, only learned they would be exempt from the ban late Saturday night. That conformation came through a message relayed from U.S. National Security Adviser Michael Flynn to the media by Canada’s Washington embassy.

“The prime minister instructed our National Security Adviser, Daniel Jean, who was in touch over the course of the day with NSA Flynn to seek further clarification,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office told reporters.

“Flynn confirmed that holders of Canadian passports, including dual citizens, will not be affected by the ban. We have been assured that Canadian citizens travelling on Canadian passports will be dealt with ?in the usual process” ...

Despite court order, Trump shows no sign of backing down
By EMILY MATHIEUInvestigative News reporter
JERRY MARKON
KATHERINE SHAVERThe Washington Post
Sun., Jan. 29, 2017