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01/31/2017

Trump's Immigration Order Sparks Widespread Concern

Chaotic scenes continue to occur following the executive action

Associations are considering the business and social justice implications of the travel restrictions placed on foreign nationals seeking to enter the United States. ASAE called on the administration to clarify the policy and pledged to work with its members to address the issue.

President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration, issued Friday, created chaotic scenes in airports across the United States and abroad over the weekend, along with fiery protests and legal questions about its constitutionality.

The order indefinitely bars Syrian refugees from entering the United States, suspends all refugee admissions for 120 days, and bans citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the U.S. for 90 days. Those countries are Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.

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