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| Donald Trump anti-refugee order: 'green-card holders included in ban' – live | Donald Trump anti-refugee order: 'green-card holders included in ban' – live |
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| Iran vows reciprocal action to refugee ban | |
| Saeed Kamali Dehghan | |
| Iran has condemned its inclusion alongside six other predominantly Muslim countries in the US visa ban as an “open affront against the Muslim world and the Iranian nation” and vowed to retaliate. | |
| A Foreign Ministry statement carried by state media said Iran “would take appropriate consular, legal and political measures” against the ban, which was announced by President Donald Trump on Friday. | |
| “The decision by the United States to impose travel restrictions on Muslims - even if it is limited to three months - is an explicit insult to the Muslim world, particularly the great people of Iran,” the statement read, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency. | |
| “Instead of countering terrorism and protecting American people, these measure will be written in history as a gift to extremists and their supporters.” | |
| Tehran said it was closely watching the developments on the visa bans. “We respect people of American and we differentiate between them and their government but because of supporting the rights of our citizens and until these insulting restrictions have been lifted, we would reciprocate.” | |
| Also on Saturday, Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani said: “Today is not the time of wall-raising between nations. Have they forgotten that the Berlin Wall collapsed years ago?” | |
| According to Press TV, Rouhani aded: “Today’s world is not a world where one can create distances between the nations and peoples of different territories. Today is a day of neighbourhood. We have become neighbours in cultural, scientific, and civilisational terms, and also, the world of communications and communications technology have shrunk distances...No one can fight globalisation today.” | |
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| Jamie Grierson | |
| I’m handing the live blog over to my colleague Nicola Slawson, thanks for reading. | |
| 4.28pm GMT | |
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| Iraqi soldiers - who have been backed by US-led air support, training and other assistance - have decried Trump’s travel restrictions, AFP reports. | |
| In Mosul, where Iraqi forces are at the forefront of the war against jihadists, soldiers told reporters the move would prevent them from visiting their families. | |
| “It’s not fair, it’s not right. I should have the right to visit my family,” said Assem Ayad, a 23-year-old soldier deployed in Mosul who has three cousins living in Texas. | |
| “This decision was made because there are terrorist groups in Iraq. But there are also innocent people” including those who are fighting against jihadists, said Ayad, who carried an American-made assault rifle. | |
| Haider Hassan, 45, another soldier in Mosul, said his cousin lives in the United States and that he had wanted to visit. | |
| Referring to US military personnel deployed in Iraq, Hassan asked: “Why would they ban us from coming to America when they are in my country and have bases here?” | |
| Isis overran large areas north and west of Baghdad in 2014, sweeping aside military and police units that were ill-prepared to combat the offensive. | |
| 4.23pm GMT | 4.23pm GMT |
| 16:23 | 16:23 |
| Theresa May refuses to condemn Trump refugee ban | |
| Jamie Grierson | Jamie Grierson |
| Theresa May has ducked a series of questions on Donald Trump’s migrant and refugee ban, according to reporters at the scene of a joint press conference with the Turkish PM. | |
| The prime minister had travelled to Turkey to meet with the country’s leaders just 24 hours after holding a joint press conference with the new US president in a bid to cement the UK-US special relationship. | |
| She was asked on more than one occasion what she thought of Trump’s executive order temporarily banning refugees from seven predominantly Muslim countries. | |
| After first ducking the question, she said: “The United States is responsible for the United State policy on refugees.” | |
| Here’s the Guardian’s political editor Heather Stewart: | |
| May ducked question about Trump's refugee ban. Asked again, she tetchily replies: "The US is responsible for the US policy on refugees." | |
| Buzzfeed’s Jim Waterson: | |
| Theresa May completely fails to engage on whether she's comfortable with Trump's refugee policy. Does not answer question. | Theresa May completely fails to engage on whether she's comfortable with Trump's refugee policy. Does not answer question. |
| The Mirror’s Jack Blanchard: | The Mirror’s Jack Blanchard: |
| Theresa May refuses to criticise her new pal Donald Trump for his refugee ban. Ducks question from @faisalislam completely here in Turkey | Theresa May refuses to criticise her new pal Donald Trump for his refugee ban. Ducks question from @faisalislam completely here in Turkey |
| BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg: | BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg: |
| May swerves Q on Trump ban, doesnt answer @faisalislam 's Q | May swerves Q on Trump ban, doesnt answer @faisalislam 's Q |
| Sunday Times’ Tim Shipman: | Sunday Times’ Tim Shipman: |
| May flatly refuses to condemn Trump for banning refugees. Totally ignores that part of the question. Won't criticise her new bestie | May flatly refuses to condemn Trump for banning refugees. Totally ignores that part of the question. Won't criticise her new bestie |
| The Sun’s Tom Newton Dunn: | The Sun’s Tom Newton Dunn: |
| Theresa May asked to condemn Trump's refugees ban. Ducks the Q to talk about UK. Heckle from press: "And the US?". PM gives death stare. | Theresa May asked to condemn Trump's refugees ban. Ducks the Q to talk about UK. Heckle from press: "And the US?". PM gives death stare. |
| Paul Waugh: | |
| It took four goes but we got there in the end. May refused three times to answer the Trump refugee Q. Then said it's a matter for the US. | |
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| 4.17pm GMT | 4.17pm GMT |
| 16:17 | 16:17 |
| Jamie Grierson | Jamie Grierson |
| Abas Aslani at Iranian news agency, Tasnim, says the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has said it will apply a reciprocal measure against US visas - via my colleague Saeed Kamali Dehghan. | Abas Aslani at Iranian news agency, Tasnim, says the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has said it will apply a reciprocal measure against US visas - via my colleague Saeed Kamali Dehghan. |
| #Iran MFA: Iran, while respecting American ppl & distinguishing them from govmnt's hostile policies, will apply reciprocal measure.#VisaBan | #Iran MFA: Iran, while respecting American ppl & distinguishing them from govmnt's hostile policies, will apply reciprocal measure.#VisaBan |
| 4.09pm GMT | 4.09pm GMT |
| 16:09 | 16:09 |
| Saeed Kamali Dehghan | Saeed Kamali Dehghan |
| Ali Abdi, an Iranian with permanent residency of the US, is in limbo in Dubai. | Ali Abdi, an Iranian with permanent residency of the US, is in limbo in Dubai. |
| He can not go to Iran because he has been outspoken about human rights violations there, he can not return to the US because of the visa bans and he can not stay longer in Dubai as his visa will run out. He said on his Facebook page: | He can not go to Iran because he has been outspoken about human rights violations there, he can not return to the US because of the visa bans and he can not stay longer in Dubai as his visa will run out. He said on his Facebook page: |
| I am an Iranian PhD student of anthropology in the US. Doing fieldwork is the defining method of our discipline. I left New York on January 22nd, two days after he was sworn in. Now in Dubai, waiting for the issuance of my visa to enter Afghanistan to carry out the ethnographic research. The language of the racist executive order he just signed is ambiguous, but it is likely to prevent permanent residents like me from returning to the country where I am a student, where I have to defend my thesis. | I am an Iranian PhD student of anthropology in the US. Doing fieldwork is the defining method of our discipline. I left New York on January 22nd, two days after he was sworn in. Now in Dubai, waiting for the issuance of my visa to enter Afghanistan to carry out the ethnographic research. The language of the racist executive order he just signed is ambiguous, but it is likely to prevent permanent residents like me from returning to the country where I am a student, where I have to defend my thesis. |
| Meanwhile, it’s not yet clear whether the consulate of Afghanistan in Dubai would issue the visa I need in order to stay in Kabul for a year, and I cannot stay in Dubai for long or my UAE visa would expire. It’s not wise to go to Iran either. | Meanwhile, it’s not yet clear whether the consulate of Afghanistan in Dubai would issue the visa I need in order to stay in Kabul for a year, and I cannot stay in Dubai for long or my UAE visa would expire. It’s not wise to go to Iran either. |
| This is just one story among thousands. | This is just one story among thousands. |
| 4.03pm GMT | 4.03pm GMT |
| 16:03 | 16:03 |
| Jamie Grierson | Jamie Grierson |
| Trump has started his round of phonecalls to world leaders with a conversation with Shinzo Abe, prime minister of Japan. | Trump has started his round of phonecalls to world leaders with a conversation with Shinzo Abe, prime minister of Japan. |
| Abe has been invited to a meeting at the White House on 10 February, a White House spokesman told Reuters. | Abe has been invited to a meeting at the White House on 10 February, a White House spokesman told Reuters. |
| Abe was scheduled to be Trump’s first phone call and is expected to next call German Chancellor Angela Markel before speaking to the Russian President Vladimir Putin. | Abe was scheduled to be Trump’s first phone call and is expected to next call German Chancellor Angela Markel before speaking to the Russian President Vladimir Putin. |
| His call with Putin will be heavily scrutinised following allegations that Russia attempted to interfere in the US election to assist Trump’s victory. Trump has complimented Putin in the past but on Friday said there were no guarantees about relations between the two countries. Trump’s team have hinted at the possibility of a relaxation of US sanctions against Russia. | His call with Putin will be heavily scrutinised following allegations that Russia attempted to interfere in the US election to assist Trump’s victory. Trump has complimented Putin in the past but on Friday said there were no guarantees about relations between the two countries. Trump’s team have hinted at the possibility of a relaxation of US sanctions against Russia. |
| Later in the afternoon, Trump is scheduled to speak with the French President Francis Hollande and the Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. | Later in the afternoon, Trump is scheduled to speak with the French President Francis Hollande and the Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. |
| The calls with France and Germany will come after a joint news conference in Paris with German foreign minster Sigmar Gabriel and French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, where the two men expressed concern over the new immigration restrictions and reaffirmed a hardline stance on Russia sanctions. | The calls with France and Germany will come after a joint news conference in Paris with German foreign minster Sigmar Gabriel and French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, where the two men expressed concern over the new immigration restrictions and reaffirmed a hardline stance on Russia sanctions. |
| 3.51pm GMT | 3.51pm GMT |
| 15:51 | 15:51 |
| Jamie Grierson | Jamie Grierson |
| Trump’s order banning migrants and refugees from entering the US is illegal, argues an immigration policy expert. | Trump’s order banning migrants and refugees from entering the US is illegal, argues an immigration policy expert. |
| Writing for the New York Times, David J Bier, an analyst at the Cato Institute’s Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, says that more than 50 years ago, Congress outlawed such discrimination against immigrants based on national origin. | Writing for the New York Times, David J Bier, an analyst at the Cato Institute’s Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, says that more than 50 years ago, Congress outlawed such discrimination against immigrants based on national origin. |
| The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 banned all discrimination against immigrants on the basis of national origin, Bier writes. | The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 banned all discrimination against immigrants on the basis of national origin, Bier writes. |
| The act was drawn up in response to laws creating a so-called Asiatic Barred Zone, banning immigration from China, Japan and other Asian countries. | The act was drawn up in response to laws creating a so-called Asiatic Barred Zone, banning immigration from China, Japan and other Asian countries. |
| Trump points to a 1952 law allowing the president the ability to “suspend the entry” of “any class of aliens”, says Bier, but this ignores restrictions placed by Congress in 1965, stating no person could be “discriminated against in the issuance of an immigrant visa because of the person’s race, sex, nationality, place of birth or place of residence”. | Trump points to a 1952 law allowing the president the ability to “suspend the entry” of “any class of aliens”, says Bier, but this ignores restrictions placed by Congress in 1965, stating no person could be “discriminated against in the issuance of an immigrant visa because of the person’s race, sex, nationality, place of birth or place of residence”. |
| While presidents have used their power dozens of times to keep out certain groups of foreigners under the 1952 law, no president has ever barred an entire nationality of immigrants, says Bier. | While presidents have used their power dozens of times to keep out certain groups of foreigners under the 1952 law, no president has ever barred an entire nationality of immigrants, says Bier. |
| While courts rarely interfere in immigration matters, they have affirmed the discrimination ban, he adds. | While courts rarely interfere in immigration matters, they have affirmed the discrimination ban, he adds. |
| 3.25pm GMT | 3.25pm GMT |
| 15:25 | 15:25 |
| Jamie Grierson | Jamie Grierson |
| Mike Pence sent this tweet on 8 December 2015, 32 weeks before he formally won the vice presidential nomination. | Mike Pence sent this tweet on 8 December 2015, 32 weeks before he formally won the vice presidential nomination. |
| Calls to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. are offensive and unconstitutional. | Calls to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. are offensive and unconstitutional. |
| 3.19pm GMT | 3.19pm GMT |
| 15:19 | 15:19 |
| Green-card holders will be hit by Trump ban - Homeland Security | Green-card holders will be hit by Trump ban - Homeland Security |
| Jamie Grierson | Jamie Grierson |
| People holding so-called green cards, making them legal permanent US residents, are included in President Donald Trump’s executive action temporarily banning people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States, the Department of Homeland security has confirmed to Reuters | People holding so-called green cards, making them legal permanent US residents, are included in President Donald Trump’s executive action temporarily banning people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States, the Department of Homeland security has confirmed to Reuters |
| “It will bar green card holders,” Gillian Christensen, acting spokeswoman for the department, reportedly said in an email. | “It will bar green card holders,” Gillian Christensen, acting spokeswoman for the department, reportedly said in an email. |
| The order places a 90-day block on entry to the US from citizens from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Libya. In addition, it indefinitely suspends admission of Syrian refugees. It also caps total refugees entering the US in 2017 to 50,000, less than half the previous year’s 117,000. | The order places a 90-day block on entry to the US from citizens from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Libya. In addition, it indefinitely suspends admission of Syrian refugees. It also caps total refugees entering the US in 2017 to 50,000, less than half the previous year’s 117,000. |
| Almost 500,000 people from the seven countries have received green cards in the past decade, according to news site ProPublica allowing them to live and work in the US indefinitely. | Almost 500,000 people from the seven countries have received green cards in the past decade, according to news site ProPublica allowing them to live and work in the US indefinitely. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.55pm GMT | at 3.55pm GMT |
| 2.53pm GMT | 2.53pm GMT |
| 14:53 | 14:53 |
| Jamie Doward | Jamie Doward |
| The Campaign Against Arms Trade has criticised May for signing a deal with Turkey. Andrew Smith, spokesman for the group, said: | The Campaign Against Arms Trade has criticised May for signing a deal with Turkey. Andrew Smith, spokesman for the group, said: |
| The human rights situation in Turkey has only got worse since Erdogan came to power, particularly following the coup attempt. The crackdown has intensified, and so has the war on journalism, yet Theresa May has shown she is willing to turn a blind eye to these abuses in order to secure arms company profits. | The human rights situation in Turkey has only got worse since Erdogan came to power, particularly following the coup attempt. The crackdown has intensified, and so has the war on journalism, yet Theresa May has shown she is willing to turn a blind eye to these abuses in order to secure arms company profits. |
| 2.47pm GMT | 2.47pm GMT |
| 14:47 | 14:47 |
| May signs £100m fighter jet deal with Erdoğan | May signs £100m fighter jet deal with Erdoğan |
| Jamie Grierson | Jamie Grierson |
| Theresa May and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have signed a £100m commitment to build new fighter jets, in a deal Downing Street hopes will see Britain become Turkey’s leading defence partner. | Theresa May and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have signed a £100m commitment to build new fighter jets, in a deal Downing Street hopes will see Britain become Turkey’s leading defence partner. |
| Despite concerns about Erdoğan’s human rights record and the increasingly authoritarian tone of his government, which has locked up thousands of political dissidents and protestors, a Downing Street spokeswoman said the two issues – human rights and trade – were distinct. She said: | Despite concerns about Erdoğan’s human rights record and the increasingly authoritarian tone of his government, which has locked up thousands of political dissidents and protestors, a Downing Street spokeswoman said the two issues – human rights and trade – were distinct. She said: |
| I think those are separate issues; Turkey is an important Nato partner, so our cooperation on both security and defence is in line with that. | I think those are separate issues; Turkey is an important Nato partner, so our cooperation on both security and defence is in line with that. |
| The PM’s approach is quite clear: she thinks it is important and in the UK’s interests to engage with Turkey. | The PM’s approach is quite clear: she thinks it is important and in the UK’s interests to engage with Turkey. |
| 2.37pm GMT | 2.37pm GMT |
| 14:37 | 14:37 |
| Afternoon summary | Afternoon summary |
| Jamie Grierson | Jamie Grierson |
| Donald Trump’s executive order banning refugees from entering the US has already taken effect. | Donald Trump’s executive order banning refugees from entering the US has already taken effect. |
| The order places a 90-day block on entry to the US from citizens from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Libya and as well as indefinitely suspending admission of Syrian refugees. It also caps total refugees entering the US in 2017 to 50,000, less than half the previous year’s 117,000. | The order places a 90-day block on entry to the US from citizens from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Libya and as well as indefinitely suspending admission of Syrian refugees. It also caps total refugees entering the US in 2017 to 50,000, less than half the previous year’s 117,000. |
| The Department of Homeland Security issued a directive at 4:30pm EST ordering the Customs and Border Protection to enforce the executive order. | The Department of Homeland Security issued a directive at 4:30pm EST ordering the Customs and Border Protection to enforce the executive order. |
| Here is what we know about the order’s impact so far: | Here is what we know about the order’s impact so far: |
| A legal challenge has been filed against the order by lawyers representing two Iraqi refugees detained at JFK airport. | A legal challenge has been filed against the order by lawyers representing two Iraqi refugees detained at JFK airport. |
| The complaints are said to have been filed in conjunction with the American Civil Liberties Union, the International Refugee Assistance Project at the Urban Justice Centre, the National Immigration Law Centre, the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organisation and the law firm Kilpatrick, Townsend and Stockton. | The complaints are said to have been filed in conjunction with the American Civil Liberties Union, the International Refugee Assistance Project at the Urban Justice Centre, the National Immigration Law Centre, the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organisation and the law firm Kilpatrick, Townsend and Stockton. |
| Cairo airport officials reportedly confirmed seven US-bound migrants, six from Iraq and one from Yemen, were prevented from boarding an EgyptAir flight to New York’s JFK airport. | Cairo airport officials reportedly confirmed seven US-bound migrants, six from Iraq and one from Yemen, were prevented from boarding an EgyptAir flight to New York’s JFK airport. |
| The National Iranian American Council (NIAC) urged Iranian green-card holders [those granted permanent residence] not leave the country until further clarity is achieved. | The National Iranian American Council (NIAC) urged Iranian green-card holders [those granted permanent residence] not leave the country until further clarity is achieved. |
| Google has reportedly recalled around 100 staff back to the US, although they would not confirm or deny the reports. | Google has reportedly recalled around 100 staff back to the US, although they would not confirm or deny the reports. |
| The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) said it had received reports that green-card and other visa holders had been denied boarding and admission into the US at various airports, as has the Council on American-Islamic Relations. | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) said it had received reports that green-card and other visa holders had been denied boarding and admission into the US at various airports, as has the Council on American-Islamic Relations. |
| US immigration attorneys with clients from the affected countries are advising them to cancel any plans to travel abroad if they are currently in the US. | US immigration attorneys with clients from the affected countries are advising them to cancel any plans to travel abroad if they are currently in the US. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 2.44pm GMT | at 2.44pm GMT |
| 1.55pm GMT | 1.55pm GMT |
| 13:55 | 13:55 |
| The International Refugee Assistance Project, one of the organisations involved in a legal challenge against Trump’s executive order banning refugees from certain countries, has said the policy is “irresponsible and dangerous”. | The International Refugee Assistance Project, one of the organisations involved in a legal challenge against Trump’s executive order banning refugees from certain countries, has said the policy is “irresponsible and dangerous”. |
| The organisation said in a statement: “Denying thousands of the most persecuted refugees the chance to reach safety is an irresponsible and dangerous move that undermines American values and imperils our foreign relations and national security. | The organisation said in a statement: “Denying thousands of the most persecuted refugees the chance to reach safety is an irresponsible and dangerous move that undermines American values and imperils our foreign relations and national security. |
| “IRAP works with hundreds of the most vulnerable refugees – children with medical emergencies, survivors of gender-based violence and torture, and Afghan and Iraqi allies to U.S. forces, to name a few – who will be left in immediate life-threatening danger. | “IRAP works with hundreds of the most vulnerable refugees – children with medical emergencies, survivors of gender-based violence and torture, and Afghan and Iraqi allies to U.S. forces, to name a few – who will be left in immediate life-threatening danger. |
| “For many of them, resettlement in the United States is their only option to live safely and with dignity.” | “For many of them, resettlement in the United States is their only option to live safely and with dignity.” |
| Yousif Al-Timimi, a Case Worker at IRAP and former IRAP client who had to flee Iraq in 2013 because of his service to the US government, said: “Those who helped the U.S. mission in Iraq are thankful to be here in the United States as refugees or through the Special Immigrant Visa program; however, for them, the fear is not over. | Yousif Al-Timimi, a Case Worker at IRAP and former IRAP client who had to flee Iraq in 2013 because of his service to the US government, said: “Those who helped the U.S. mission in Iraq are thankful to be here in the United States as refugees or through the Special Immigrant Visa program; however, for them, the fear is not over. |
| “Their families are still in Iraq where they might get hurt or killed just because they have ties to a person with a U.S. affiliation and are looked at as traitors. Many of them, like me, try to help their parents and siblings to get out of the country for safety.” | “Their families are still in Iraq where they might get hurt or killed just because they have ties to a person with a U.S. affiliation and are looked at as traitors. Many of them, like me, try to help their parents and siblings to get out of the country for safety.” |
| 1.43pm GMT | 1.43pm GMT |
| 13:43 | 13:43 |
| Legal challenge launched against refugee ban | Legal challenge launched against refugee ban |
| A legal challenge has been filed against Donald Trump’s executive order, which imposes a three-month ban on refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries and from Syria permanently. | A legal challenge has been filed against Donald Trump’s executive order, which imposes a three-month ban on refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries and from Syria permanently. |
| The New York Times reports that lawyers representing two Iraqi refugees detained at JFK airport filed a challenge against the measure on Saturday, demanding their clients be released and proposing a class action in a bid to represent all refugees and migrants affected. | The New York Times reports that lawyers representing two Iraqi refugees detained at JFK airport filed a challenge against the measure on Saturday, demanding their clients be released and proposing a class action in a bid to represent all refugees and migrants affected. |
| One of the refugees detained was named as Hameed Khalid Darweesh, who is said to have worked on behalf of the US government in Iraq for 10 years. The second detained refugee, Haider Sameer Abdulkhaleq Alshawi, was reportedly travelling to New York to join his wife and young son. They had both arrived in the US on Friday night, travelling on seperate flights. | One of the refugees detained was named as Hameed Khalid Darweesh, who is said to have worked on behalf of the US government in Iraq for 10 years. The second detained refugee, Haider Sameer Abdulkhaleq Alshawi, was reportedly travelling to New York to join his wife and young son. They had both arrived in the US on Friday night, travelling on seperate flights. |
| The complaints are said to have been filed in conjunction with the American Civil Liberties Union, the International Refugee Assistance Project at the Urban Justice Centre, the National Immigration Law Centre, the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organisation and the law firm Kilpatrick, Townsend and Stockton. | The complaints are said to have been filed in conjunction with the American Civil Liberties Union, the International Refugee Assistance Project at the Urban Justice Centre, the National Immigration Law Centre, the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organisation and the law firm Kilpatrick, Townsend and Stockton. |
| Mark Doss, one of the lawyers representing the pair, told the paper: “These are people with valid visas and legitimate refugee claims who have already been determined by the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security to be admissible and to be allowed to enter the US and now are being unlawfully detained.” | Mark Doss, one of the lawyers representing the pair, told the paper: “These are people with valid visas and legitimate refugee claims who have already been determined by the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security to be admissible and to be allowed to enter the US and now are being unlawfully detained.” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 1.47pm GMT | at 1.47pm GMT |
| 1.23pm GMT | 1.23pm GMT |
| 13:23 | 13:23 |
| Iraqi and Yemeni migrants barred from entry | Iraqi and Yemeni migrants barred from entry |
| Cairo airport officials reportedly told Reuters seven US-bound migrants, six from Iraq and one from Yemen, were prevented from boarding an EgyptAir flight to New York’s JFK airport. | Cairo airport officials reportedly told Reuters seven US-bound migrants, six from Iraq and one from Yemen, were prevented from boarding an EgyptAir flight to New York’s JFK airport. |
| The officials said the action Saturday by the airport was the first since President Donald Trump imposed a three-month ban on refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries: Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen. | The officials said the action Saturday by the airport was the first since President Donald Trump imposed a three-month ban on refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries: Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen. |
| The officials said the seven migrants, escorted by officials from the UN refugee agency, were stopped from boarding the plane after authorities at Cairo airport contacted their counterparts in JFK airport. | The officials said the seven migrants, escorted by officials from the UN refugee agency, were stopped from boarding the plane after authorities at Cairo airport contacted their counterparts in JFK airport. |
| The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to brief the media. | The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to brief the media. |
| 1.07pm GMT | 1.07pm GMT |
| 13:07 | 13:07 |
| Jamie Grierson | Jamie Grierson |
| Google would not confirm or deny reports that it has recalled staff travelling overseas back to the US. | Google would not confirm or deny reports that it has recalled staff travelling overseas back to the US. |
| Google chief executive Sundar Pichai, in a memo to staff seen by Bloomberg News, said more than 100 company staff are affected by the order. | Google chief executive Sundar Pichai, in a memo to staff seen by Bloomberg News, said more than 100 company staff are affected by the order. |
| The company has reportedly told these staff to get back to the US. | The company has reportedly told these staff to get back to the US. |
| The employees in question normally work in the US but happened to be abroad when the order was made. The concern is that even if staff have valid visas, they may still be at risk if they are from one of the seven countries targeted by the order and they are outside the US when the order kicks in. | The employees in question normally work in the US but happened to be abroad when the order was made. The concern is that even if staff have valid visas, they may still be at risk if they are from one of the seven countries targeted by the order and they are outside the US when the order kicks in. |
| Google would not comment on whether staff had been recalled. It issued this statement: | Google would not comment on whether staff had been recalled. It issued this statement: |
| We’re concerned about the impact of this order and any proposals that could impose restrictions on Googlers and their families, or that could create barriers to bringing great talent to the US. We’ll continue to make our views on these issues known to leaders in Washington and elsewhere. | We’re concerned about the impact of this order and any proposals that could impose restrictions on Googlers and their families, or that could create barriers to bringing great talent to the US. We’ll continue to make our views on these issues known to leaders in Washington and elsewhere. |
| 12.18pm GMT | 12.18pm GMT |
| 12:18 | 12:18 |
| Jamie Grierson | Jamie Grierson |
| The Liberal democrat leader, Tim Farron, has drawn parallels between May’s visit with Trump and her meeting with Erdogan. calling the pair “unsavoury leaders”. In a statement he said: | The Liberal democrat leader, Tim Farron, has drawn parallels between May’s visit with Trump and her meeting with Erdogan. calling the pair “unsavoury leaders”. In a statement he said: |
| As Theresa May seeks trade deals with ever more unsavoury leaders, she ignores the simple point that the most successful countries around the world respect human rights - economies flourish in free societies. | As Theresa May seeks trade deals with ever more unsavoury leaders, she ignores the simple point that the most successful countries around the world respect human rights - economies flourish in free societies. |
| There are tens of thousands of people in Turkish jails without fair trial who in many cases have committed no crime, other than daring to disagree with President Erdogan. Theresa May should address this as a priority in her meeting today. | There are tens of thousands of people in Turkish jails without fair trial who in many cases have committed no crime, other than daring to disagree with President Erdogan. Theresa May should address this as a priority in her meeting today. |
| Yes, the Prime Minister should seek to promote British trade, but at this time her priority should be to secure a long-term trade deal with our European neighbours by fighting to stay in the single market. | Yes, the Prime Minister should seek to promote British trade, but at this time her priority should be to secure a long-term trade deal with our European neighbours by fighting to stay in the single market. |