Visa Ban
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Trump travel ban back in U.S. courts next week as battles stretch on
EghtesadOnline: Legal challenges to President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban on people from some Muslim-majority countries heat up again next week when two U.S. appeals courts consider whether…
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Trump Cracks Down on H-1B Visa Program That Feeds Silicon Valley
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. administration began to deliver on President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to crack down on a work visa program that channels thousands of skilled overseas workers…
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“We are now perceived by many to be the front line of defense.”
The Blue State Attorneys General Resisting Trump
EghtesadOnline: With Democrats outnumbered in Congress, a coalition of blue state attorneys general has emerged as the strongest resistance to Donald Trump’s conservative agenda.
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Virginia Judge Tees Up Travel Ban Argument for Top Court
EghtesadOnline: A Virginia judge helped tee up an argument likely to be fought all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court over President Donald Trump’s efforts to restrict travel to the U.S. from…
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Iraqi leader thanks Trump for removing Iraq from travel ban list
EghtesadOnline: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi thanked U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday for removing Iraq from a travel ban affecting several Muslim-majority countries and said he…
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U.S. appeals to higher court over ruling against Trump's revised travel ban
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. government took the legal battle over President Donald Trump's travel ban to a higher court on Friday, saying it would appeal against a federal judge's decision that…
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Immigration judges headed to 12 U.S. cities to speed deportations
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Justice Department is developing plans to temporarily reassign immigration judges from around the country to 12 cities to speed up deportations of illegal immigrants…
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Courts to hear arguments challenging Trump's new travel ban
EghtesadOnline: Court hearings in Hawaii and Maryland on Wednesday could decide the immediate fate of President Donald Trump's revised travel ban, which is set to take effect at 12:01 a.m. EDT…
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Several states jointly sue to block Trump's revised travel ban
EghtesadOnline: A group of states renewed their effort on Monday to block President Donald Trump's revised temporary ban on refugees and travelers from several Muslim-majority countries, arguing…
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Maryland to join other states in court challenge to Trump's travel ban
EghtesadOnline: Maryland became the latest state to join in legal challenges against President Donald Trump's revised temporary travel ban on Friday, with its attorney general saying it would…
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Trump's revised travel ban dealt first court setback
EghtesadOnline: A federal judge in Wisconsin dealt the first legal blow to President Donald Trump's revised travel ban on Friday, barring enforcement of the policy to deny U.S. entry to the wife…
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Trump's new travel ban raises bar for legal challenges
EghtesadOnline: The new, more narrowly tailored temporary travel ban President Donald Trump signed on Monday will be more difficult to challenge successfully in court, legal experts said.
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Trump’s Travel Ban Threatens to Deter Foreign Tourists From U.S.
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump’s immigration stance has begun to discourage foreign visits to major U.S. cities, threatening to cost billions of dollars and thousands of jobs.
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Trump Issues Revised Travel Ban to Address Legal Challenges
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump signed an order restricting entry into the U.S. by people from six predominantly Muslim countries, reviving a signature initiative that stalled in the face…
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The White House says reform of controversial guest worker program 'is an issue we are closely and carefully looking at'
A Major Proponent of H-1B Visa Reform Loses Patience With Trump
EghtesadOnline: For a decade, U.S. Senator Richard Durbin has wanted to reform a program that is alternatively seen as a necessary way for technology companies to hire technical experts and a…
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U.S. suspends fast processing of high-tech visa applications
EghtesadOnline: Foreigners aiming for temporary jobs at high-tech U.S. companies will undergo a longer visa approval process after the Trump administration announced it will temporarily suspend…
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President Rouhani: US ashamed by Iran’s visas for American wrestlers
EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani said that Iran’s move to grant visas to the American wrestlers who attended the newly-ended World Cup in Iran has 'made the US administration ashamed'.
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U.S. appeals court will not put Trump travel ban case on hold
EghtesadOnline: A federal appeals court on Monday rejected a U.S. Department of Justice request to place on hold an appeal over President Donald Trump's travel ban on people from seven majority-Muslim…
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Iran’s Farhadi to introduce rep. to Oscar Academy Awards
EghtesadOnline: In continuation to protest US President Donald Trump’s visa ban order, world-known Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, and the director of the Oscar nominated film ‘The Salesman’…
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Trump administration drafts plan to raise asylum bar, speed deportations
EghtesadOnline: The Department of Homeland Security has prepared new guidance for immigration agents aimed at speeding up deportations by denying asylum claims earlier in the process.
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New U.S. travel ban to spare green card holders: Trump official
EghtesadOnline: A new version of a Trump administration travel ban will not stop green card residency holders or travelers already on planes from entering the United States, U.S. Secretary for…
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Trump administration to expand groups of immigrants to be deported: documents
EghtesadOnline: The Trump administration plans to direct immigration agents to greatly expand the categories of immigrants they target for deportation, according to drafts of two memos seen by…
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No to US troops in Syria, nuclear deal to stay, Iran's foreign minister says
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that sending US ground troops to Syria to fight ISIS will fan the flames of extremism in the region and that will impact the…
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Trump to replace travel ban order in near future
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump will replace his executive order suspending travel from seven Muslim-majority countries "in the near future," according to a Justice Department court…
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"Salesman" possible winning would be Hollywood political protest
EghtesadOnline: The helmer's decision not to attend the Academy Awards in response to President Trump’s stance on immigration could make his film a rallying cry for Hollywood to protest Trump's…
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US wrestling team welcomed in Iran
EghtesadOnline: Members of the US national wrestling team, who arrived in Iran’s city of Kermanshah on Feb. 13 for participation in the Freestyle World Cup competition, welcomed by Iranians.
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Challenge to Trump travel ban moves forward in two courts
EghtesadOnline: The most consequential legal challenge to U.S. President Donald Trump's travel ban will proceed on two tracks in the next few days: in a U.S. appeals court vote in San Francisco…
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UWW hails 'wrestling diplomacy' for bringing US team to Iran
EghtesadOnline: The United World Wrestling hailed 'wrestling diplomacy' that it said has finally brought the US wrestling team’ to Iran after weeks of disputes between the Iranian and US government…
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Fixing Trump Executive Order’s Legal Problems Is No Easy Task
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump could solve the most glaring problem a federal appeals court found with his travel ban by explicitly saying it doesn’t cover immigrants who already have…
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Trump Weighs New Immigration Order With Next Legal Moves Unclear
EghtesadOnline: The White House sent conflicting signals Friday about how it would address an appeals court ruling that halted President Donald Trump’s ban on U.S. entry by citizens from seven…