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Refugees arriving in the US are being held at airports after President Trump issued an order barring migrants and refugees from several Muslim countries. Refugees arriving in the US are being held at airports after President Donald Trump issued an order barring migrants and refugees from several Muslim countries.
Protesters are gathering at New York's John F Kennedy airport to demand the release of 11 refugees who are being detained there. Protesters are gathering at New York's John F Kennedy airport to demand the release of 11 refugees held there.
The exact implications of Donald Trump's order remain unclear.The exact implications of Donald Trump's order remain unclear.
He is facing a legal challenge from several rights groups. People fleeing Syria are banned until further notice.He is facing a legal challenge from several rights groups. People fleeing Syria are banned until further notice.
The other countries affected are Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.The other countries affected are Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
While those who were already in transit to the US at the time the order was issued on Friday are apparently being detained by border officials, other people affected by the ban are being prevented from boarding planes, despite having valid visas. The US's entire refugee admissions programme - affecting people from many more countries - has been suspended for 120 days.
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The human rights groups, including the National Immigration Law Centre (NILC) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), filed a lawsuit in New York to demand the release of two Iraqi men who were in the air bound for the US when the executive order was signed. The people being detained at US airports are those who were already in transit at the time Mr Trump issued his order on Friday.
They are likely to be few in number - there are known to be 11 at JFK.
But Donald Trump's wide-ranging order is likely to affect many more people, as it prevents citizens of the seven named countries from travelling to the US at all - even if they have valid visas.
On Saturday five Iraqi passengers and a Yemeni national were prevented from boarding a flight at Cairo airport bound for New York.
Dutch airline KLM said it had turned away seven people who were booked onto its flights into the US because they would no longer have been accepted
The restriction applies to dual nationals - so, for example, a British citizen who is also a citizen of Iran would not be able to enter the US.
It also applies to green card holders - legal permanent residents of the US - from the seven countries.
Those who are currently out of the country will be considered for re-entry to the US on a "case-by-case basis", according to one administration official.
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Human rights groups, including the National Immigration Law Centre (NILC) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), filed a lawsuit in New York to demand the release of two Iraqi men who were in the air bound for the US when the executive order was signed.
One of them, Haneed Khalid Darweesh, who had worked as a US Army interpreter, was released on Saturday afternoon.One of them, Haneed Khalid Darweesh, who had worked as a US Army interpreter, was released on Saturday afternoon.
The other man, Haider Sameer Abdulkhaleq Alshawi, remains in detention.The other man, Haider Sameer Abdulkhaleq Alshawi, remains in detention.
New York Representative Jerry Nadler tweeted that he and fellow Democratic Representative Nydia Velazquez were working to help 11 more refugees still being held. New York Representative Jerry Nadler tweeted that he and fellow Democratic Representative Nydia Velazquez were working to help 10 more refugees still being held.
Mark Doss, a lawyer for the two Iraqis, said he was delighted that Mr Darweesh had been released by border officials:Mark Doss, a lawyer for the two Iraqis, said he was delighted that Mr Darweesh had been released by border officials:
"This obviously was an illegal detention. This is a discriminatory order from President Trump and we will continue to fight for all of the refugees, immigrants and non-immigrants that are coming to the United States [and] are being illegally detained.""This obviously was an illegal detention. This is a discriminatory order from President Trump and we will continue to fight for all of the refugees, immigrants and non-immigrants that are coming to the United States [and] are being illegally detained."
On Saturday several Iraqi passengers and a Yemeni national were prevented from boarding a flight at Cairo airport bound for New York, despite holding valid visas for the US. The Council on American-Islamic relations advised non-US citizens, including green card holders, from the seven countries to plan to delay all international travel for at least 90 days.
Google has urged travelling staff members who are nationals of the seven countries affected to return to the US as quickly as possible.Google has urged travelling staff members who are nationals of the seven countries affected to return to the US as quickly as possible.
Friday's wide-ranging order includes the following measures:
Mr Trump signed the order on Friday.
In response, the United Nations refugee agency said the needs of those fleeing conflict had never been greater.
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) also says it will file a lawsuit.
British Prime Minister Theresa May, pressed repeatedly to give her response to Mr Trump's executive order, said: "The United States is responsible for the United States' policy on refugees."
There have been reports of "green card" holders, who are legal permanent residents of the US, being prevented from getting on flights.
CAIR advised non-US citizens, including permanent residents, from the seven countries to plan to delay all international travel for at least 90 days.
Mr Trump said the measures detailed in his executive order would "keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the US".Mr Trump said the measures detailed in his executive order would "keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the US".
But rights groups say there is no link between Syrian refugees in the US and terrorism.But rights groups say there is no link between Syrian refugees in the US and terrorism.
UN dismayed: Imogen Foulkes, BBC News, Geneva Announcing the measures at the Pentagon on Friday, the president said "we will never forget the lessons of 9/11".
The 1951 United Nations convention on refugees is intended to offer protection to all those fleeing conflict and persecution, regardless of race, religion or nationality. But none of the 11 hijackers were from the seven countries affected by the measures - they mostly had Saudi Arabian citizenship.
The United States has traditionally honoured its obligations under the convention with a resettlement programme: taking in individuals recommended by the UN refugee agency. The perpetrators of other recent attacks in the US that have been linked to Islamic extremism were also not from the seven countries:
As with President Trump's suggestion that the US might reintroduce torture, the ban on refugees from certain countries is an indication that his new administration does not view international human rights law as sacrosanct.
The UN is dismayed, but apparently still hoping to engage Washington in dialogue. Respect for international law is not the only concern: the US remains one of the biggest contributors to UN aid agencies, and Donald Trump has indicated he is looking for big cuts in their budgets.
During the election campaign, Mr Trump suggested a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on".During the election campaign, Mr Trump suggested a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on".
This call was widely rejected by both Democrats and Republicans while Mr Trump remained just a candidate. At the time, this call was widely rejected by both Democrats and Republicans.
While many Democratic politicians have spoken out angrily over Friday's executive order, many of Mr Trump's fellow Republicans have been silent.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Paul Ryan tweeted his opposition to "a religious test for entering our country" in July 2016.Speaker of the House of Representatives, Paul Ryan tweeted his opposition to "a religious test for entering our country" in July 2016.
On Friday, Mr Ryan, issued a statement responding to the executive order saying it was "time to re-evaluate and strengthen the visa vetting process".On Friday, Mr Ryan, issued a statement responding to the executive order saying it was "time to re-evaluate and strengthen the visa vetting process".
Mr Trump's Vice-President Mike Pence called the proposed ban on Muslims "offensive and unconstitutional" in a tweet in December 2015.Mr Trump's Vice-President Mike Pence called the proposed ban on Muslims "offensive and unconstitutional" in a tweet in December 2015.
Iran has described Mr Trump's order as an "insult to the Islamic world" and said it would respond with appropriate legal and diplomatic measures.
British Prime Minister Theresa May, pressed repeatedly to give her response to Mr Trump's executive order, said: "The United States is responsible for the United States' policy on refugees."
Her Canadian counterpart, Justin Trudeau, tweeted that Canadians would welcome those fleeing persecution, terror and war "regardless of your faith".
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All refugees from Syria, which has been torn apart by civil war for the past six years, are banned from entering the US indefinitely.
The executive order also sets a cap of 50,000 for all refugees in 2017 - less than half of the upper limit under Mr Trump's predecessor, Barack Obama.
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