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Appeals Court Hears Arguments Over President Trump's Travel Ban

3:12pm May 15, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

An executive order banning travel from six majority-Muslim countries has been blocked by multiple courts. A three-judge panel in Seattle heard arguments Monday over whether it should be reinstated.

Hawaii's Democratic lawmakers are criticizing Attorney General Jeff Sessions after he expressed amazement on a radio show that a "judge sitting on an island in the Pacific" could stop the president's travel ban. Above, Sessions at the Department of Justic

Hawaii Tells Jeff Sessions: 'Have Some Respect'

4:58pm April 21, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

On Tuesday, the U.S. attorney general marveled that "a judge sitting on an island in the Pacific" could block President Trump's travel ban. Hawaiians say he messed with the wrong archipelago.

Emirates announced Wednesday that it plans to reduce flights to five of the 12 U.S. cities it currently serves.

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Emirates Airline Cuts Flights To U.S., Citing Trump's Security Rules

5:01pm April 19, 2017

by Jason Slotkin

Emirates said the recent restrictions on visas and electronic devices had dampened consumer demand. The Dubai-based carrier will pare back flights to five of the 12 U.S. cities it serves.

An ACLU representative speaks with Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., during a protest at Dulles International Airport in Virginia on Jan. 29, 2017. The ACLU is suing for documents related to implementation of the president's travel ban.

ACLU Files 13 Lawsuits For Records Related To Trump's Travel Ban

5:29pm April 12, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The group says U.S. Customs and Border Protection "failed to substantively respond" to its Freedom of Information Act requests for records related to implementation of President Trump's travel bans.

Dr. Cesar Barba (right), a family physician at the UMMA Community Clinic's Fremont Wellness Center in South Los Angeles, treats Lourdes Flores Valdez, 42, for her diabetes and other health issues.

Los Angeles Health Clinic 'A Microcosm' Of The Nation's Anxieties

1:00pm March 25, 2017

by Rebecca Plevin

A South LA clinic started by Muslim doctors and students has served mostly low-income Latino and African-American patients for 20 years. Staff and patients now say they worry about their future.

The U.S. Department of Justice filed an appeal to a federal judge's temporary block of the president's second travel ban at the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia.

National

Travel Ban Legal Battles Continue, As Administration Appeals New Injunction

5:28pm March 17, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Before President Trump's second travel ban could take effect, two judges blocked it. The Justice Department has filed a notice of appeal in one of those cases, setting up another showdown.

A person enters the U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md., on Wednesday. A judge there imposed a preliminary injunction blocking part of President Trump's new travel ban from going into effect.

The New Rulings Against Trump's Travel Ban: What Was Blocked And Why

4:51pm March 16, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Judges in Maryland and Hawaii struck blows against President Trump's second attempt to block residents of six majority-Muslim countries from entering the U.S. Here's a closer look at the rulings.

Medical graduates from Iran, in Philadelphia on research fellowships, anxiously await results of their U.S. medical residency applications. The Trump administration's immigration executive order has put added stress on "match week" for them.

Travel Ban Adds Stress To 'Match Week' For Some Doctors

2:16pm March 16, 2017

by Elana Gordon

A medical residency program is the next training step for newly minted doctors, and awaiting "the match" can be tense. For some international students, Trump's travel ban has made that tension worse.

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President Donald Trump acknowledges applause as he leaves the stage after speaking at a rally Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn.

Trump Blasts Court's Travel Ban Block: 'This Ruling Makes Us Look Weak'

11:37pm March 15, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

At a Nashville campaign rally, President Trump said he wished he had stood his ground and defended his original, much stricter executive order. His second travel ban was temporarily halted Wednesday.

Demonstrators gathered near the White House on March 11 to protest President Trump's travel ban on six Muslim countries.

National

Trump Travel Ban Blocked Nationwide By Federal Judge In Hawaii

9:14pm March 15, 2017

by Joel Rose

The judge issued a temporary restraining order that prevented the president's revised executive order from taking effect at midnight and barring refugees and visitors from six mostly Muslim countries.

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