Trump Travel Restrictions Leave Refugees Stranded: Reports
Trump Travel Restrictions Leave Refugees Stranded: Reports
by Eoghan Macguire, Ali Gostanian and Erik Ortiz
Less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump signed an executive order clamping down on refugee admissions and temporarily restricting travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries, the impact was already resonating at airports around the world.
New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport was the scene of confusion and questions as a dozen people were detained and some separated from family members, according to lawmakers and attorneys scrambling to get them released and struggling to interpret the new rules.
Iraqi man detained at JFK: 'America Is The Land of Freedom' 0:32
Nadler said it was unclear why Darweesh was released while the other 11 remained held at the airport Saturday afternoon. They could be transferred to an immigration detention center in New Jersey to meet with immigration lawyers, Nadler added.
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by Eoghan Macguire, Ali Gostanian and Erik Ortiz
Less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump signed an executive order clamping down on refugee admissions and temporarily restricting travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries, the impact was already resonating at airports around the world.
New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport was the scene of confusion and questions as a dozen people were detained and some separated from family members, according to lawmakers and attorneys scrambling to get them released and struggling to interpret the new rules.
Iraqi man detained at JFK: 'America Is The Land of Freedom' 0:32
Nadler said it was unclear why Darweesh was released while the other 11 remained held at the airport Saturday afternoon. They could be transferred to an immigration detention center in New Jersey to meet with immigration lawyers, Nadler added.
READ MORE: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/trump-tr...
