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US Supreme's support for Trump travel ban upsets human rights advocates worldwide

5/12/17

The US Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump to broadly implement a ban on refugees entering the country from around the world.
The Supreme Court justices granted on Tuesday a request from the Trump administration to block a lower court decision that would have eased the restrictive refugee policy and, according to the justice department, allowed up to 24,000 additional refugees to enter the United States before October.
The Supreme Court ruling gives Trump a partial victory as it prepares for a key hearing on the constitutionality of Trump's controversial executive order in October. 
Mr Trump's ban, now in its third iteration, bars travel to the US by residents of six predominantly Muslim countries - Chad, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen.
Ahead of the Supreme Court's decision on Monday lawyers for the Trump administration had argued the policy was crucial to protect US national security, and that it was based on a "comprehensive" worldwide review.
Opponents in those cases argued that the measure targeted Muslims in violation of the US Constitution, and did not advance security goals as the government claimed.
They convinced the two appeals courts to put implementation of the ban on hold while they and government lawyers argued out the case.
But the Trump administration has now secured support from the Supreme Court to move ahead with implementing it while the appeals in Virginia and California continue.
Amnesty International, the UK-based rights organisation, called Tuesday's Supreme Court decision a "devastating blow". 
"The Supreme Court today has dealt yet another devastating blow to vulnerable people who were on the cusp of obtaining safety for themselves and their families," Amnesty's Naureen Shah said in a statement. 
"They [refugees] continue to be subjected to unimaginable violence and fear while their lives are in limbo.
"This ban is inherently cruel and no part of it should be allowed to stand."

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THE COUNCIL ON AMERICAN-ISLAMIC RELATIONS, A MUSLIM CIVIL RIGHTS AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION
The council expressed its concerns about the Supreme Court decision in relations to Islam saying it “ignores the Islamophobic origins of the policy and emboldens Islamophobes in the Trump administration.”
AHMED AL-NASI, OFFICIAL AT YEMEN MINISTRY OF EXPATRIATE AFFAIRS
Al-Nasi, whose country is one of the six falling under the ban, also criticized the Supreme Court decision. “We believe it will not help in confronting terrorism and extremism, but rather will increase the feeling among the nationals of these countries that they are all being targeted,” he said. “Especially given that Yemen is an active partner of the United States in the war on terrorism and that there are joint operations against terrorist elements in Yemen.”

SENATOR JEANNE SHAHEEN OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

Shaheen expressed disappointment in the court’s decision. “Muslim travel ban has no merit & offensive to our nation’s core values,” she said on Twitter.
DAVID MILIBAND, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE HUMANITARIAN AGENCY AND A FORMER BRITISH FOREIGN MINISTER
Miliband said the ruling could hurt refugees who have already been vetted and were slated to come to the United States. “The court’s decision threatens damage to vulnerable people waiting to come to the U.S.: people with urgent medical conditions blocked, innocent people left adrift, all of whom have been extensively vetted,” he said in a statement. “We urge the administration to begin its long-delayed review of the vetting process and restart a program which changes lives for the better.”
ERIC SCHWARTZ, PRESIDENT OF REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL AND FORMER U.S. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES, AND MIGRATION
Schwartz said he was disappointed by the court’s decision. “The suspension of refugee resettlement will impact the most vulnerable of the world’s populations, including refugee women and girls, survivors of violence and torture, and refugee children, among many other groups at considerable risk.“ he said. ”The options for organizations like ours are now limited as the Supreme Court reviews this case.”./.
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John Smith 5/12/17 21:51

The court’s decision reflected a seemingly majority consensus that the Trump administration could not implement an outright ban on immigrants from the six-Muslim majority countries.

For A Peace World 5/12/17 21:53

The Court’s ruling will leave refugees stranded in difficult and dangerous situations abroad, including those who have already waited a long time for US resettlement.

Gentle Moon 5/12/17 21:56

Now, you could stop hallucinate about America and its advocate for human rights and democracy values. With Trump, America First!

Vietnam Love 5/12/17 22:08

The Trump Administration has consistently shown that discrimination, not national security, is the purpose of this ban.

yobro yobro 5/12/17 22:09

No suprise to the US Supreme's decision. It's American nature!

Me Too! 5/12/17 22:30

The bans were roundly criticized as discriminatory, and courts ruled that Trump could not prevent people who had "bona fide" relationships with people in the United States from entering the country.

Socialist Society 5/12/17 22:38

Even some lawyers arguing that it amounts to a ban on Muslims, which would violate the constitution's pledge of religious freedom and therefore fall afoul of US immigration laws.

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