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Third Travel Ban Partially Ok’ed by Federal Court

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On Monday, a panel of judges in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals allowed a version of the Trump Administration’s third travel ban to take effect.  The proposed ban, which was originally slated to take effect last month, sought to bar many kinds of travelers from eight countries, including those from Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen.    Before itcould take effect, suits were filed against the Administration in the Fourth Circuit and the Ninth Circuit.

In their decision, the judges ruled that the government could implement the ban but not on those individuals with “a bona fide relationship with a person or an entity in the United States.”  The appeal in the Fourth Circuit has not yet been heard.

Read more here.

Nominee for DHS Secretary Named

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At a White House ceremony yesterday, Kirstjen Nielsen was introduced by President Trump as his nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The previous secretary, John Kelly, is now the White House Chief of Staff. Elaine Duke is currently serving as the Acting Secretary of DHS.

Nielsen is currently the principal deputy chief of staff under Kelly and worked for him as well when he ran DHS.

Read more about the nomination here and here.

 

DACA Deal Proposed

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President Trump released a list of measures to restrict immigration that the Administration wants in exchange for passing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program into law. The White House called for the border wall; tougher penalties for asylum fraud; faster deportation of unaccompanied minors; a grant cutoff to sanctuary cities; restriction of permanent-residency sponsorship by U.S. citizens to spouses and minor children; and a merit-based points system for green cards.

The documents do not specify whether all of the President’s policy demands need to be included in a legislative deal to codify DACA.

Politico has posted both the executive summary and the seven-page principles and policies document.

 

Deal or No Deal?

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After dinner last night between President Trump and the two top Congressional Democrats, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), a number of reports have emerged about whether the three agreed to a deal around a host of immigration issues, including those around how to protect individuals impacted by the repeal of DACA.  While the Democratic leaders have stated that an agreement had been reached, the White House and Congressional Republican have pushed back against those assertions.  Like other issues that must be dealt by the federal government, the situation on this front also remains fluid.

Read more here, here, and here.

DHS Provides Additional Materials, Documents on DACA Termination

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The Department of Homeland Security has released several documents related to this morning’s announcement that DACA is being rescinded.  These include: