Sunday, 29 January 2017

In the chaos of the Muslim ban, the rule of man trumps the rule of law

Donald J Trump's executive order banning migrants from entering the US threw the world into chaos yesterday, as US citizens, lawful permanent residents and visa holders found themselves stranded abroad, detained at airports on arrival to the USA, or helplessly waiting outside immigration checkpoint for news of sick and vulnerable family members who were held incommunicado by US immigration officials who refused to obey a US federal court order. (more…)