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Travel ban for people from six majority-Muslim countries (same as above, minus Iraq) for 90 days: [10] This ban exempted those who already have visas and green cards. [10] Also suspended refugee resettlement for 120 days. Lowered cap for refugee admissions for fiscal year 2017 from 110,000 to 50,000. [10]
A U.S. appeals court said three Muslim men cannot sue FBI agents after being placed on the "No Fly List" for refusing to become government informants. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in ...
Flying while Muslim is a sardonic description of problems that Muslim passengers have faced on airplanes, during stopovers, or at airports in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. It is a snowclone inspired by " driving while black ", which similarly satirizes racial profiling of African Americans by police and other law enforcement.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 13769 on January 27, 2017. The order limited the number of refugee arrivals to the U.S. to 50,000 for 2017 and suspended the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) for 120 days, after which the program would be conditionally resumed for individual countries while prioritizing refugee claims from persecuted minority religions. [15]
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Muslim Congressman-elect Keith Ellison, who gave a talk on "Imams and Politics" [10] at the meeting from which the flying imams were returning home, attempted to organize a meeting between US Airways executives, the Metropolitan Airports Commission, and other legislators and community members to discuss the incident.
An airline-by-airline look at face mask policies as of Tuesday, April 19. Policies vary by airline and are subject to change. This list will be updated as U.S. airlines update their rules.
Protesters holding signs outside John F. Kennedy International Airport's Terminal 4. In late January and early February 2017, during protests against Executive Order 13769, commonly referred to as the “Muslim ban,” thousands of people gathered at various airports in the United States and around the world to protest the attempt by the Trump administration to prevent the prohibition refugees ...