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Iraqi refugee targeted for helping US military detained at JFK airport due to Donald Trump immigration ban Iraqi refugee targeted for helping US military detained at JFK airport due to Donald Trump immigration ban
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Two Iraqi refugees who were detained at New York’s JFK Airport, had spent the last decade working to help America in Iraq. Two Iraqi refugees who were detained at New York’s JFK Airport as a result of Donald Trump's immigration ban, had spent the last decade working to help America in Iraq.
As news emerged that the nation was closing its border to immigrants from seven countries following an executive order signed by Donald Trump, the New York Times said two Iraqi refugees were stopped at New York.As news emerged that the nation was closing its border to immigrants from seven countries following an executive order signed by Donald Trump, the New York Times said two Iraqi refugees were stopped at New York.
One of the men, Hameed Khalid Darweesh, had worked on behalf of the US government in Iraq for 10 years. The other man, Haider Sameer Abdulkhaleq Alshawi, had flown to the US to join his wife, who had worked for a US contractor. After they were detained, lawyers for the men filed a suit in the early hours of Saturday morning, seeking their release.One of the men, Hameed Khalid Darweesh, had worked on behalf of the US government in Iraq for 10 years. The other man, Haider Sameer Abdulkhaleq Alshawi, had flown to the US to join his wife, who had worked for a US contractor. After they were detained, lawyers for the men filed a suit in the early hours of Saturday morning, seeking their release.
More follows... The order signed on Friday means that Syrian refugees are banned from entry until further notice. Nationals of six further countries, including Iran and Iraq, will be banned from entering the US for 90 days
Meanwhile, the entire US refugee admissions programme is suspended for 120 days, and a lower cap on numbers introduced.
Unforrtunately, Donald Trump is basing his policies on bigotry and and fear, rather than data,” Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, told The Independent. “There is no evidence that refugees pose a threat to the US.”
He added: “Now, the ones who are suffering the most are being refused help. It’s ironic, because this entire country was built on immigrants.”