Summary

  • President Trump has tightened restrictions on arrivals to the US

  • His order stops all refugee admissions and temporarily bans entry from seven Muslim-majority countries

  • Federal judges have halted the deportation of anyone detained entering the US

  • A second day of protests took place across the nation

  • Trump and his team have defended the move as necessary to keep the US safe

  1. Thanks for joining uspublished at 01:12 Greenwich Mean Time 30 January 2017

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  2. Judge orders return of visa holder removed from US under Trump orderpublished at 01:09 Greenwich Mean Time 30 January 2017

    In a surprise move, a US federal district judge from California has now ordered that a person removed from the US during the weekend's chaos must be brought back.

    On Saturday, Ali Khoshbakhti Vayeghan filed suit to prevent his deportation under Mr Trump's executive order.

    "Before the court could rule on the [case], he was placed on a flight to Dubai to be removed to Iran," the ruling said.

    Judge Dolly Gee has now ordered that US officials must "transport the petitioner back to the United States and admit him under the terms of his previously approved visa".

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  3. Senator will introduce bill to overturn Trump's order tomorrowpublished at 01:03 Greenwich Mean Time 30 January 2017

    Senator Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat for California, announced she would introduce two pieces of legislation on Monday.

    The first, she said, would overturn Mr Trump's executive order.

    The second would prevent the president from banning groups of immigrants unilaterally.

    However, the Republican party - Donald Trump's party - have a majority in both the House and Senate. 

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  4. In photos: Protests at US airportspublished at 00:55 Greenwich Mean Time 30 January 2017

    The wave of protests against Donald Trump's travel ban has continued throughout the day. 

    Here's a selection from the picture wires:

    A man dressed as the statue of liberty, bearing her iconic torch aloft, takes part in one protestImage source, EPA
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    Atlanta International Airport

    A large protest crowd is seen on the pedestrian paths in AtlantaImage source, AFP
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    Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

    A man holds a sign reading 'refugees welcome' through a sunroofImage source, Reuters
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    Detroit Metropolitan airport, Michigan

    Police direct arriving passengers past dozens of pro-immigration demonstrators who cheer and hold signsImage source, Reuters
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    Inside the arrivals hall at Dulles, near Washington

    A woman wearing a headscarf walks in front of a sign borne aloft, which features a cartoon rendition of Mr Trump and the word "terrorist"Image source, Getty Images
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    Los Angeles International Airport

  5. Legal aid team set up for airport long haulpublished at 00:39 Greenwich Mean Time 30 January 2017

    Lawyers who earlier set up an impromptu free legal aid stand at Dulles airport near Washington have settled in for the long fight, according to a tweet from the New York Times's Matthew Rosenberg:

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  6. Civil liberties group clocks up five times annual donations in 36 hourspublished at 00:31 Greenwich Mean Time 30 January 2017

    Reuters reporter Dutin Volz offers an update to the earlier news that the America Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) had raised large amounts of money since Saturday:

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  7. White House says outside staff involved in writing order - CNNpublished at 00:22 Greenwich Mean Time 30 January 2017

    CNN's senior White House correspondent, Jim Acosta, has been tweeting a few more details on a briefing with a senior official:

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  8. Department of Homeland Security approves admission of green card holderspublished at 00:11 Greenwich Mean Time 30 January 2017

    Secretary John Kelly of the Department of Homeland Security has issued a statement about the implementation of President Trump's ban - saying: "I hereby deem the entry of lawful permanent residents to be in the national interest."

    That is better known as having a "green card".

    His statement said that holding a green card would settle the issue, unless there was "significant derogatory information indicating a serious threat to public safety and welfare".

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  9. Trump's order 'still being enforced'published at 23:56 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2017

    A senior US official from Mr Trump's administration told the Reuters news agency that "all of Trump's executive orders on immigration remain in effect and are being enforced".

    The same official said the order has been "a massive success story".

    But some lawyers attempting to speak with detained people claimed they have not been allowed access - despite a court order - and several elected officials claimed similar court orders have been ignored by some figures in Customs and Border Protection.

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  10. Netherlands 'rejects' Trump travel banpublished at 23:45 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2017

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    Prime Minister Mark Rutte said his country believes refugees "deserve a safe haven"

    The prime minister of the The Netherlands - along with his foreign minister - have released a statement condemning Mr Trump's executive order.

    "The Netherlands believes that refugees who flee war and violence deserve a safe haven, no matter what their background or religion is. This is a belief that we will remain vocal about," it said.

    The pair said terrorism should be dealt with by intelligence services, and they "are disappointed about the US travel ban for residents of seven Muslim countries. We reject this travel ban." 

    This is the second time in a week the Dutch administration has defied a Donald Trump policy - International Trade Minister Lilianne Plouman's created an international fund to support abortion and family planning groups.

    The move was explicitly designed to off-set the impact of Trump's reinstatement of the global gag rule. 

  11. Reminder: Polls show many Americans support refugee banspublished at 23:29 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2017

    BBC World News presenter Katty Kay has made the point that a large percentage of Americans support refugee bans when they are presented as a counter to terrorism.

    Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight cites a Quinnipiac University poll, external conducted in January, which shows 48% of voters support “suspending immigration from ‘terror prone’ regions, even if it means turning away refugees from those regions.” Opposition came in at 42%.

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    Stats fan Mr Silver reckons that while Americans seem OK with lowering the number of refugees the US takes, outright bans are less likely to be popular.

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  12. Sweden summons US embassy chiefpublished at 23:16 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2017

    The country's foreign minister called the US entry ban "sad and frightening"

    Sweden's foreign minister, Margot Wallström, has reportedly summoned the head of the US embassy in Stockholm, David E Lindwall. 

    Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet, external says the minister objected to the "sad and frightening" decision the US had taken by blacklisting travellers from seven nations.  

    The meeting was partly called to establish how the ban will affect Swedes with dual nationality, the paper said.

    It quoted Ms Wallström as saying: "Many have thought of the US as the world's melting pot, where you can come and build a future. A land of opportunity. But now we see a country that closes, turns inward and become nationalistic and protectionist."  

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  13. Trump's hour-long phone call with Saudi kingpublished at 23:05 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2017

    The president and Saudi Arabia's King Salman have agreed to step up military cooperation

    President Trump gives reporters a thumbs-up while waiting to speak to Saudi Arabia's king by phoneImage source, Reuters
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    President Trump gave reporters a thumbs-up while waiting to speak to the Saudi king

    President Trump has spoken to Saudi Arabia's King Salman by phone for over an hour, Reuters reports. The pair agreed to step up counter-terrorism and military cooperation and enhance economic relations, according to Saudi sources.

    Mr Trump has faced criticism for failing to include Saudi in his executive order, with critics pointing out that 15 of the 19 hijackers involved in the 9/11 attacks were Saudi Arabian citizens.

    By contrast, there have been no fatal terror attacks on US soil since 1975 by immigrants from the seven Muslim-majority countries targeted by the ban.

    It is not currently known whether President Trump and King Salman discussed the terms of the order.

    The Arab League - of which Saudi Arabia is a founding member - expressed deep concern on Sunday, saying the restrictions are unjustified. 

  14. ACLU rights group raises $10m since Saturday, adds 150,000 memberspublished at 22:49 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2017

    The American Civil Liberties Union, which spearheaded Saturday's legal challenge against Trump's executive order, has raised over $10 million since Saturday morning.

    In an interview with Yahoo News, external, executive director Anthony Romero said they had also added 150,000 new members as protests continued.

    “I’ve never seen anything like this,” he told Yahoo, adding that the group's membership had gone from around 400,000 to more than one million since the election in November. 

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  15. Trump ban loses support of another senior republicanpublished at 22:36 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2017

    Bob Corker is pictured in a blue suit, surrounded by reporters with microphones and cameras, earlier in January.Image source, Getty

    Senator Bob Corker - a republican and chair of the country's foreign relations committee - is the latest senior figure from Trump's own party to criticise the executive order.

    "We all share a desire to protect the American people, but this executive order has been poorly implemented, especially with respect to green card holders," he said in a statement.

    "The administration should immediately make appropriate revisions, and it is my hope that following a thorough review and implementation of security enhancements that many of these programs will be improved and reinstated."

  16. US detentions are 'shameful' - NY Congressmanpublished at 22:30 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2017

    Congressman Hakeen Jeffries, at JFK airport, warns that President Trump's order might "inflame" world tensions and said the airport detentions were "shameful".  

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    US detentions are 'shameful' says Congressman

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  17. Ban opponents tweet 'travel memories' to Trump hotelspublished at 22:16 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2017

    On Twitter, opponents of the so-called Muslim ban have resurrected a 2011 tweet from Trump's chain of hotels asking followers for their favourite travel memories.

    The responses are varied - but not the sunset photos the chain asked for.

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  18. Trump tweets: Republican opponents 'starting World War III'published at 22:11 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2017

    President Trump has taken to Twitter to rebut a joint statement from two prominent members of his own party, external.

    Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham said it was clear "that President Trump’s executive order was not properly vetted...  such a hasty process risks harmful results."  

    “Ultimately, we fear this executive order will become a self-inflicted wound in the fight against terrorism," they wrote.

    In response to the criticism, Trump said the pair were "looking to start World War III." 

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  19. New Trump statement: 'This is not a Muslim ban'published at 22:00 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2017

    President Trump has issued a statement in response to the executive order, claiming "this is not a Muslim ban" and accusing the media of "falsely reporting" it.

    As evidence, he offers that "there are over 40 different countries worldwide that are majority Muslim that are not affected by this order".

    The statement frames the visa clampdown as "similar to what President Obama did in 2011 when he banned visas for refugees from Iraq for six months".

    Mr Trump says he has "tremendous feeling" for Syrian refugees, but that "my first priority will always be to protect and serve our country". 

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  20. British athlete Mo Farah: policy of ignorance and prejudicepublished at 21:52 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2017

    British athelete Mo Farah - who was recently knighted by Queen Elizabeth, was born in Somalia, and lives in the US - wrote an impassioned post on Facebook earlier today about the ban.

    "It’s deeply troubling that I will have to tell my children that Daddy might not be able to come home - to explain why the President has introduced a policy that comes from a place of ignorance and prejudice," he wrote in a post shared more than 200,000 times.

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    That now seems to have been overtaken by Britain's foreign office, which is claiming the order will not apply to dual citizens in Farah's situation - but Farah's team released a statement saying he still "fundamentally disagrees" with the ban.  

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