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A traditional pot of Yemeni coffee, mixed with cardamom and ginger, is served with a Yemeni sweet honey bread at a new Yemeni coffee shop in Dearborn, Mich. Owner Ibrahim Alhasbani sees himself as part entrepreneur, part cultural ambassador for his home c

Coffee Shop Entrepreneur Shows Customers Yemen Is About More Than War

1:41pm January 03, 2018

by Zahir Janmohamed

A café owner in Dearborn, Mich., sees himself as part entrepreneur, part cultural ambassador for his home country, which is more associated with war than being the world's first coffee exporter.

The NPR Top Political Story of the Year Bracket after Round 2 voting.

NPR Bracket, Round 2 Results: Only 16 Stories Remain

12:15pm December 28, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

Fallout from sexual harassment, Comey's firing and the Mueller probe are all in strong positions to be the top political stories of 2017. Will there be an upset Thursday?

Muslim and civil rights groups and their supporters in Washington, D.C., protest the Trump administration's travel ban in October. The Supreme Court said Monday the ban can be fully enforced for now.

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Supreme Court OKs Trump Travel Ban Pending Lower Court Rulings

12:14pm December 05, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

"In light of its decision to consider the case on an expedited basis, we expect that the Court of Appeals will render its decision with appropriate dispatch," the order says.

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The president's travel ban caused protests and chaos at airports in January.

Watchdog Report Finds Trump Travel Ban Caused Confusion, Violated Court Orders

4:16pm November 21, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Full details of the Department of Homeland Security inspector general's report are being withheld by DHS leaders.

Muslim and civil rights groups and their supporters gather at a rally against what they call a "Muslim ban" in Washington in October.

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Trump Travel Ban Allowed To Take Partial Effect

6:55pm November 13, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

Travelers from six Muslim-majority nations may be temporarily barred entry into the United States if they don't have a close "bona fide relationship with a person or entity in this country."

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White House Says Refugee Admissions Can Resume, With New Security Vetting

9:41pm October 24, 2017

by Joel Rose

Starting Wednesday, all refugees face more extensive background checks. And the administration is conducting an extra 90-day review of vetting procedures for refugees from 11 countries.

Omar Jadwat (center), director of the ACLU's Immigrants' Rights Project, speaks outside a federal courthouse in Greenbelt, Md.

Federal Judge In Maryland Blocks Trump's Latest Travel Ban Attempt

5:46pm October 18, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The plaintiffs "have established that they are likely to succeed on the merits," District Judge Theodore D. Chuang wrote, dealing another setback to the Trump administration.

People marching in the "#NoMuslimBanEver" rally in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday. Organized by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the march was in response to President Trump's most recent travel ban, which has now been partially blocked by a fed

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Federal Judge In Hawaii Blocks Trump's Third Attempt At Travel Ban

4:46pm October 17, 2017

President Trump's third executive order restricting travel from some countries to the U.S. was to go into effect on Wednesday. The judge didn't rule on the limits affecting North Korea and Venezuela.

The Supreme Court had been planning to hear lawsuits over President Trump's travel ban next month.

Supreme Court Removes Travel Ban Cases From Its Calendar After Trump's New Revision

2:50pm September 25, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Parties in the two cases — Trump v. International Refugee Assistance Project and Trump v. Hawaii — have until next Thursday, Oct. 5, to file new briefs over whether parts of the cases are now moot.

A demonstrator holds a sign protesting the travel ban in Honolulu in June. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday sued the latest ruling against the Trump administration's order.

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Appeals Court Rejects Family Limits In Trump Travel Ban

8:32pm September 07, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said the administration was too strict in its list of relatives of citizens and legal residents who are allowed to enter the U.S. from six mainly Muslim countries