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Trump’s travel ban has been blocked twice but the president is still fighting for it

Global Politics

It was a humiliating setback for Trump, who saw his first attempt at limiting travel from the Muslim world halted by the federal courts last month after it had caused chaos at airports both in the US and abroad.

Asma Abdinasir (L), a Somali national who was initially denied entry to the U.S. because of the recent travel ban, is greeted by her mother Zahra Warsma (R) at Washington Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia, U.S. February 6, 2017.

Trump implements a new immigration and travel ban — but gives Iraq a pass

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One of the first men stopped by Trump’s immigration ban will attend president’s address

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Attorney says woman deported from Phoenix might have had her conviction overturned

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Behnam Partopour, a Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) student from Iran, is greeted by his sister Bahar (L) at Logan Airport after he cleared U.S. customs and immigration on an F1 student visa in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. February 3, 2017. Partopour

Why a Boston judge decided to let Trump’s immigration order move forward

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Trump’s immigration order forces complicated calculations for some Sudanese immigrants

Global Politics

Many Sudanese Americans are political refugees with deep roots in the US and strong ties back home. Now, some face hard choices.

Protestors gather at San Francisco International Airport to oppose Donald Trump's "Muslim Ban."

Donald Trump’s ‘disruptive’ leadership style presents huge problems for Homeland Security

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Juliette Kayyem was an official in the Department of Homeland Security under Barack Obama and is now an analyst for various media. She says the ban on Muslims from seven nations entering the US will be a big problem for her former colleagues.

Niki Rahmati, a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from Iran, is greeted by immigration attorney Susan Church (R) at Logan Airport in Boston, MA.

The number of international students coming to the US has steadily risen. Will Trump reverse the trend?

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Last year, 17,354 international students arrived in the US from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, with dreams of higher education. What will happen this year?