Silicon Valley puts money and muscle into fighting Trump immigrant curbs
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Silicon Valley took the lead over the weekend in corporate resistance to President Donald Trump’s clampdown on immigration, financing legal opposition, criticizing the plan, as well as helping employees ensnared by his executi…
Global backlash grows against Trump’s immigration order
BAGHDAD/CAIRO (Reuters) – A global backlash against U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration curbs gathered strength on Sunday as several countries including long-standing American allies criticized the measures as discriminatory and divisive.
U.S. soccer captain Bradley slams Trump immigration order
(Reuters) – United States soccer team captain Michael Bradley is “sad” and “embarrassed” by President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, he said on Instagram on Sunday.
Trump card could be played at Super Bowl
(Reuters) – From the broadcast booth to the owners’ suites the Trump effect will be felt on and off the field at the Super Bowl say industry experts, as a ‘Make America Great Again’ beat provides the background music for the country’s biggest sporting…
Attorneys general from 15 U.S. states, DC decry immigration order
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Democratic attorneys general across the United States on Sunday condemned President Donald Trump’s order to restrict people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the country and are discussing whether to challenge…
Senate finance committee to vote on Representative Price on Tuesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-majority U.S. Senate Finance Committee will vote on Tuesday on the nomination of Representative Tom Price to head the Department of Health and Human Services, the panel’s chairman, Senator Orrin Hatch, said on Sund…
Attorneys general from 16 states condemn Trump immigration order
(Reuters) – Attorneys general from 16 U.S. states, including California, New York and Pennsylvania, issued a joint statement on Sunday condemning President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries.
Green card holders will need additional screening: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. green card holders will require additional screening before they can return to the United States, the White House said on Saturday.
How Trump’s abrupt immigration ban sowed confusion at airports, agencies
NEW YORK (Reuters) – After immigration agents detained two Iraqis on Saturday at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, their lawyers and two U.S. lawmakers accompanying them tried to cross into a secure area to consult with the men.
Syrian Christians denied entry to U.S. in Philadelphia: Lebanese airport sources
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Syrian Christian Orthodox family was turned back from Philadelphia International Airport after traveling to the United States from Lebanon, airport sources in Beirut said on Sunday.
