Protest erupted across the US on Sunday for a second day as the impact of President Donald Trump’s executive orders to place a restriction on visas and refugees, particularly from a group of Muslim-majority nations, started to set in, getting passengers stranded at airports around the globe. On Friday Trump signed executive orders that suspended the US refugee program for 120 days, and indefinitely banned those coming from Syria. The order also barred entry into the United States for citizens of Syria, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen for 90 days. An Iraqi man was among the first immigrant blocked at an American airport Friday night. The Iraqi worked as an interpreter for US forces. News of his detention at JFK airport in New York, and eventual release, sparked a large demonstration Saturday that grew into the night. Other demonstrations protesting Trump’s executive orders also started popping up across the US, including in Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Washington, DC. On Saturday night, federal judges began backing down on the order. One Judge issued a stay that prevents travellers already here from being immediately deported, telling the court, “I think the government hasn’t had a full chance to think about this.” A federal judge in Virginia also ordered officials to give lawyers access to “all legal permanent residents” being detained at Dulles International Airport. Early Sunday, the Department of Homeland Security said it would comply with the judicial orders, but said the executive orders remain in place.

Meanwhile, German Chancellor has repeated criticism of Trump’s refugee policy during a press conference in Berlin Monday.

Merkel said Trump’s executive order banning individuals from seven Muslim-majority countries went against the spirit and principles of international cooperation. Over the weekend, the Chancellor had to “explain” the Geneva convention to the recently inaugurated US president.

“The necessary and decisive battle against terrorism does not in any way justify putting groups of certain people under general suspicion – in this case people of Muslim belief or of a certain origin,” Merkel told the conference.

“In my opinion, this act runs contrary to the basic principles of international refugee help and international cooperation,” she said.

“The chancellery and the foreign ministry will do everything they can, especially for those ..........MORE DETAILS AT http://www.vintageinfo.com.ng/2017/01/30/donald-trump-reconsiders-on-green-card-holders/

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