travel ban
Travel ban challenge puts Hawaii’s few Muslims in spotlight
World
March 12, 2017
Travel ban challenge puts Hawaii’s few Muslims in spotlight
Hawaii has 5,000 or so Muslims — less than 1 percent of the state's population — who are finding themselves…
Iraq welcomes removal from revised US travel ban
Middle East
March 7, 2017
Iraq welcomes removal from revised US travel ban
Iraq welcomed its removal from a revised US travel ban on Monday, saying the move would strengthen its alliance with…
Trump to leave Iraq off new travel ban order: White House source
World
March 6, 2017
Trump to leave Iraq off new travel ban order: White House source
President Donald Trump will remove Iraq from a list of countries targeted in a US travel ban when he is…
Trump uncertainty slowing US travel bookings: report
World
March 6, 2017
Trump uncertainty slowing US travel bookings: report
Demand for travel to the United States over the coming months has flattened out following a positive start to the…
Trump’s mixed messages on immigration draw skepticism
World
March 2, 2017
Trump’s mixed messages on immigration draw skepticism
President Donald Trump surprised congressional leaders when he suddenly suggested he was open to broad immigration reform. But while there…
New Trump travel ban removes Iraq from list: officials
World
March 1, 2017
New Trump travel ban removes Iraq from list: officials
President Donald Trump's new immigration order will remove Iraq from the list of countries whose citizens face a temporary US…
Trump softens immigration stance, takes measured tone in speech
World
March 1, 2017
Trump softens immigration stance, takes measured tone in speech
President Donald Trump told Congress on Tuesday he was open to immigration reform, shifting from his harsh rhetoric on illegal…
Muhammad Ali’s son asked, ‘Are you Muslim?’ by border agents
World
February 26, 2017
Muhammad Ali’s son asked, ‘Are you Muslim?’ by border agents
Muhammad Ali's son, who bears the boxing great's name, was detained by immigration officials at a Florida airport and questioned…
Immigration rallies held around US to support Muslims
World
February 20, 2017
Immigration rallies held around US to support Muslims
Demonstrations were held in cities around the US this weekend to support Muslim Americans and to protest President Donald Trump's…
Assad says Trump travel ban targets terrorists, not Syria’s people
Middle East
February 16, 2017
Assad says Trump travel ban targets terrorists, not Syria’s people
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said President Donald Trump's ban on Syrians entering the United States targeted terrorists, not the Syrian…