Black and Muslim, some African immigrants feel the brunt of Trump’s immigration plans
“My heart shivered,” says Martins Akinbode-Busayo, 35, a Nigerian health worker who fled his country in 2015. His government targeted him for helping gay people access HIV treatments. In 2014, Nigeria passed a law that criminalized not just homosexuality, but also the organizations that support gay people. He applied for asylum in New York last […]
Trump Closes Borders As Iran Opens Up
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order restricting immigration and refugee access from seven Muslim-majority, Middle Eastern nations. Trump’s anticipated ban comes as one of those countries, Iran, experiences an influx of foreigners. Zahra Ahmadipour, head of the Iranian Cultural, Heritage, Handicraft and Tourism Organisation, announced Thursday that Iran planned on abolishing […]
Miami-Dade mayor orders jails to comply with Trump crackdown on ‘sanctuary’ counties
Fearing a loss of millions of dollars for defying immigration authorities, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez on Thursday ordered county jails to comply with federal immigration detention requests — effectively gutting the county’s position as a “sanctuary” for immigrants in the country illegally. Gimenez cited an executive order signed Wednesday by President Donald Trump that…
Trump Executive Order Could Block 500,000 Legal U.S. Residents From Returning to America From Trips
When details leaked earlier this week about a spate of immigration-related executive orders from President Donald Trump, much public discussion focused on a 30-day ban on new visas for citizens from seven “terror-prone” countries. But the order signed this afternoon by Trump is actually more severe, increasing the ban to 90 days.
Mayors pledge to stand by immigrants despite Trump’s threats
New Jersey’s so-called sanctuary cities remained resolute in their commitment to protect undocumented immigrants hours after President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order Wednesday that would slash federal grant money from such places. “It’s not only inappropriate or wrong, it’s hostile to many communities like Newark,” Mayor Ras Baraka said during a joint…
Mexico leader cancels Trump meet over border wall spat
Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Thursday he will not go to the US for meeting with President Donald Trump next week amid a deepening dispute over a border wall promised by America’s new leader. “This morning we informed the White House that I will not attend the work meeting planned for next Tuesday […]
Sudanese Americans: Expected US Refugee Ban Hurts Most Vulnerable
U.S. officials say President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order that would impose a temporary ban on most refugees and a suspension of visas for citizens of Syria, Sudan, and up to five other Middle Eastern and African countries. The order is not likely to include a ban on religious minorities escaping […]
Will Trump’s Anti-immigrant Rhetoric Discourage Foreign Students?
For the first time, the number of international students in the United States topped 1 million over the past year, according to a report by the Institute for International Education (IEE). But some educators and students say comments critical of China and other countries by President-elect Donald Trump have the potential to affect international enrollment […]
‘The world will suffer’: Prize-winning researcher worries about limits on immigrants like her
All six Americans who won Nobel Prizes in science this year were immigrants – a fact widely noted as anti-immigrant rhetoric flared on the campaign trail. At the glitzy Breakthrough Prize ceremony in Silicon Valley on Sunday night, two of the five winners of the $3 million prizes for biomedical science were US immigrants. And […]
‘Bridges, Not Walls’ Protesters Chant Outside Trump Hotel in Washington
“Bridges, not walls,” protesters chanted outside Trump International Hotel in Washington late Saturday, referencing President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to build a wall along the southern U.S. border to bar Mexicans — who Trump has described as “criminals” and “rapists” — from entering the country.