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What\u2019s Behind Trump\u2019s Travel Ban \u2014 And Why It\u2019s Happening Now\u2026See More<\/p>\n
US administration says order aims to keep America safe, but advocates say \u2018arbitrary\u2019 ban will keep families apart
\nWashington, DC \u2013 Donald Trump\u2019s travel ban is the latest instalment in the United States president\u2019s anti-immigration push, which plays to his right-wing base, advocates say, stressing that the order is not about public safety.<\/p>\n
The decree, released late on Wednesday, bars and restricts travellers from 12 countries, including Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
\nWhile Trump has argued that the ban was put in place to protect the US from \u201cforeign terrorists\u201d, many believe the president has other motiva
\nThe latest travel ban is absolutely part and parcel of the administration\u2019s agenda to weaponise immigration laws to target people who are racial and religious minorities and people with whom they disagree,\u201d said Laurie Ball Cooper, vice president for US legal programmes at the International Refugee Assistance
\nAbed Ayoub, executive director at the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), said that while the administration is presenting the ban as related to vetting travellers, the move aims to \u201cplacate\u201d Trump\u2019s supporters.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the \u2018tough on immigration\u2019 stance that this administration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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