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title : Franklin Graham on Support for Trump Immigration Order: 'The President's Responsibility is to Protect America' (Exclusive Interview)
summary : Franklin Graham has clarified his stance on President Donald Trump's executive order restricting travel from seven Muslim-majority countries considered hotbeds of terrorism and said that Americans need to "support the president" when there are "danger signs".
date : Feb 20, 2017 11:49 AM EST
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title : Sally Yates, Veteran Attorney General, Fired by Trump Over Travel Ban Dissent
summary : After acting attorney general Sally Yates issued a memo Monday ordering U.S. Justice Department lawyers not to defend President Trump's controversial immigration executive order, he "relieved" her of her duties," according to a White House statement late Monday evening. Yates, 56, a career official with a history of bipartisan support and former U.S. President Barack Obama appointee, said she was "not convinced" Trump's immigration order is "lawful" and that the Justice Department would not defend it in court "until I become convinced that it is appropriate to do so." The Washington Post reported Yates was informed of her dismissal 2 minutes before the statement announcing it was sent to reporters.
date : Jan 31, 2017 12:29 PM EST
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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
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