The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to President Donald Trump by allowing his latest travel ban targeting people from six Muslim-majority countries to go into full effect even as legal challenges continue in lower courts. The nine-member court, with two liberal justices dissenting, granted his administration’s request to lift two injunctions imposed […]
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Hakeem Balogun, the chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of Nigeria in Washington, says different reasons are responsible for the extreme vetting Nigerians face during entry into the US. In an interview with NAN in Washington, Balogun said the Nigerians restricted from entering the US failed to meet other required procedures. “What manner of visa did […]
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The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has said that refugees were not criminals and should not be treated as such. The UNHCR in its reaction to the new travel ban by U.S. President, Donald Trump, said that the decision would worsen the woes of refugees around the World. “Refugees are ordinary people forced to flee […]
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President Donald Trump signed a revised executive order for a U.S. travel ban on Monday, leaving Iraq off the list of targeted countries, White House Senior Administration Officials said. The U.S. president’s first immigration order was blocked by the courts. The new order will impose a 90-day travel ban to the U.S. on citizens of […]
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