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| Law allows Trump to refuse visas to ‘uncooperative' countries that won't take back deportees |
| 2017-02-16 |
| [WashingtonTimes] Even if President Trump can’t convince the courts to approve his extreme vetting executive order, he may have another tool at his disposal that would allow him to strip visas from some of the seven countries he’s trying to target, crackdown supporters say. A federal law says the government can stop issuing visas to countries that are deemed "uncooperative" because they refuse to take back their citizens when the U.S. tries to deport them. At least five of the seven countries Mr. Trump is targeting -- Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia and Sudan -- are already on that list, according to new data obtained by the Immigration Reform Law Institute. All Mr. Trump would have to do is have his Homeland Security Department secretary issue an official notification about those countries, and the State Department would immediately halt visas, IRLI says. |
| Posted by:Vast Right Wing Conspiracy |
| #3 What's this fuss all about. This so-called "federal law" cannot stand up to our rogue federal courts. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2017-02-16 15:33 |
| #2 he should give it a shot immediately! |
| Posted by: anon1 2017-02-16 10:57 |
| #1 A month ago 'Executive Orders' were law. Now, not so much. What chance does a real law have? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-02-16 06:41 |