8 May 2017 6:14 pm
Again, if it was legal to deny permanent residents (green card holders) who were traveling abroad to re-enter the country, then why was the original EO changed?Huey » 08 May 2017 4:53 pm » wrote:Who said it wasn't legal? Which legal scholar?
The Trump administration is easing restrictions on legal permanent residents who were initially affected by the President's executive order largely banning entry to the US by citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries.
After nearly a week of claiming it wouldn't change the executive order, the administration is retreating on how the order affects so-called green card holders.
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The executive order's effects on green card holders was among the most controversial aspects among the order's bipartisan critics.
Permanent residents already undergo extensive background screening to qualify for green cards, and they enjoy legal rights that the executive order summarily restricted without legal process.
Those restrictions were the subject of multiple legal challenges to the executive order.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/02/politics/ ... ation-ban/