Tag : Justin Trudeau
Immigration Protests Washington DC title : Trump Defends His Immigration Executive Order Amid US, Global Outcry: ‘This Is Not Muslim Ban’
summary : President Donald Trump defended his controversial executive order that bars the citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen from entering the United States, as thousands of protesters chanted outside of the White House and at multiple, major U.S. airports on Sunday in opposition of the president's sudden immigration policy change. Trump denied the ban was religiously-driven, but confused matters by also announcing Christian refugees would get first priority for U.S. entry. Many people now are seeking answers about why Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are not on Trump's immigration ban, which are countries in which Trump companies do business.
date : Jan 30, 2017 12:22 PM EST
immigration ban title : Immigration Travel Ban: Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft Oppose Trump's Executive Order
summary : Silicon Valley leaders immediately expressed concern and denounced an executive order signed on Friday by U.S. President Donald Trump that temporarily banned immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States, even if they already were approved to do so. However this ban was temporarily overturned on Saturday after American Civil Liberties Union officials won an emergency stay in federal court, meaning those affected with valid visas cannot be deported and sent back to their home countries.
date : Jan 29, 2017 11:15 AM EST
Syrian Refugees Arrive in Canada title : Canada Admits First Syrian Refugees With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau At Toronto Airport [Photos]
summary : Canadian leaders welcomed the country's first planeload of Syrian refugees when 163 Syrians arrived near midnight Thursday in Toronto via a Canadian military plane. Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the ministers of immigration, health and defense, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Toronto Mayor John Tory all were on-hand at the airport to greet the group.
date : Dec 11, 2015 01:33 PM EST