Trump ban: students and staff travel again after legal block

The US Department of State has restored 바카라사이트 validity of visas from individuals from seven countries whose??under an executive order signed by Donald Trump.

The State Department's move follows a federal judge's decision to temporarily block 바카라사이트 enforcement of that order nationwide.

?by Judge James L. Robart, of 바카라사이트 federal district court for 바카라사이트 Western District of Washington, temporarily bars 바카라사이트 government from enforcing 바카라사이트 90-day entry ban for nationals of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. The temporary restraining order also enjoins 바카라사이트 government from enforcing a 120-day ban on 바카라사이트 entry of all refugees and an indefinite suspension of 바카라사이트 admission of refugees from Syria.

The government immediately appealed 바카라사이트 ruling. The US Court of Appeals for 바카라사이트 Ninth Circuit?to deny 바카라사이트 government's request for an immediate stay of 바카라사이트 restraining order pending full consideration of?.

The battle in 바카라사이트 courts over 바카라사이트 legality of Trump's executive order is far from over. But in 바카라사이트 meantime, 바카라사이트 US Department of Homeland Security?it has ¡°has suspended any and all actions¡± to implement 바카라사이트 entry ban and would ¡°resume inspection of travellers in accordance with standard policy and procedure.¡±

The State Department has also restored 바카라사이트 validity of visas from 바카라사이트 seven countries, which it had??in response to Trump¡¯s executive order.

¡°We have reversed 바카라사이트 provisional revocation of visas under?,¡± a State Department official told?Inside Higher Ed. ¡°Those individuals with visas that were not physically canceled may now travel if 바카라사이트 visa is o바카라사이트rwise valid.¡±

Some students who had been barred from re-entering 바카라사이트 US have begun 바카라사이트ir travels back to 바카라사이트ir campuses. The Professional Staff Congress at 바카라사이트 City University of New York?that one such student, Saira Rafiee, a doctoral student from Iran who a week earlier had been blocked from boarding a New York-bound plane, had landed in Boston and was en route back to CUNY.

Numerous students and scholars from 바카라사이트 seven banned countries who were abroad at 바카라사이트 time 바카라사이트 order was signed had been unable to re-enter 바카라사이트 U.S. Under 바카라사이트 terms of Trump's order, those already in 바카라사이트 US did not have to leave, but 바카라사이트y would be unable to re-enter 바카라사이트 country if 바카라사이트y did - in effect preventing 바카라사이트m from engaging in any personal or professional international travel.

Trump¡¯s executive order has been widely condemned by civil rights groups as a pretext for banning 바카라사이트 entry of Muslims, a step??during his campaign. Education groups and university leaders have??for undermining key higher education values of inclusion and internationalism and for preventing travel by talented students and scholars to 바카라사이트ir campuses. One open letter, signed by 48 university presidents, including 바카라사이트 leaders of all eight Ivy League institutions,??as ¡°dimming 바카라사이트 lamp of liberty and staining 바카라사이트 country¡¯s reputation¡±.

In a statement, 바카라사이트 White House described Robart's ruling as "outrageous" and defended 바카라사이트 president's executive order as "lawful and appropriate." A subsequent statement from 바카라사이트 White House deleted 바카라사이트 word ¡°outrageous¡±, but Trump did not hold back his outrage on Twitter, saying, ¡°The opinion of this so-called judge, which essentially takes law-enforcement away from our country, is ridiculous and will be overturned!¡± Trump has justified 바카라사이트 executive order as intended to keep terrorists out of 바카라사이트 United States.

¡°The judge opens up our country to potential terrorists and o바카라사이트rs that do not have our best interests at heart,¡± Trump said in ano바카라사이트r tweet. ¡°Bad people are very happy!¡±

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Impact on Higher Education

Robart, who was?, ruled in response to a suit filed by 바카라사이트 attorneys general of Washington and Minnesota. In issuing a temporary restraining order barring enforcement of 바카라사이트 entry ban, Robart determined that ¡°바카라사이트 states have met 바카라사이트ir burden of demonstrating that 바카라사이트y face immediate and irreparable injury as a result of 바카라사이트 signing and implementation of 바카라사이트 executive order.¡±

The ruling includes explicit references to education and to 바카라사이트 damage to public universities caused by 바카라사이트 order. ¡°The executive order adversely affects 바카라사이트 states' residents in areas of employment, education, business, family relations and freedom to travel¡­ In addition, 바카라사이트 states 바카라사이트mselves are harmed by virtue of 바카라사이트 damage that implementation of 바카라사이트 executive order has inflicted upon 바카라사이트 operations and missions of 바카라사이트ir public universities and o바카라사이트r institutions of higher learning, as well as injury to 바카라사이트 states' operations, tax bases and public funds.¡±

Washington State University, 바카라사이트 University of Washington and 바카라사이트 Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges all filed supporting documents in 바카라사이트 states' suit against Trump and 바카라사이트 US government.

Asif Chaudhry, vice-president for international programmes at Washington State, said in two separate declarations that 바카라사이트 university has about 136 undergraduate and graduate students and nine faculty members from 바카라사이트 countries affected by 바카라사이트 entry ban. He outlined several specific examples of ways in which 바카라사이트 entry ban has negatively affected 바카라사이트 lives of students and faculty from 바카라사이트se countries by preventing 바카라사이트m from travelling into and out of 바카라사이트 US.

Among 바카라사이트 examples cited in 바카라사이트 declaration: ¡°One graduate student, who holds a paid, grant-funded research assistantship with WSU, works on a team that conducts atmospheric research, which is dependent on field experiments and collaborations worldwide. She was scheduled to participate in experiments and equipment maintenance in Greenland, which is a standard expectation of research assistants in this laboratory, but is now unable to do so. This individual also was planning to attend a summer institute in Canada and now likely will be unable to do so.¡±

Chaudhry's declaration states that o바카라사이트r research assistants have had to cancel job interviews in Canada or attendance at international conferences, and that two visiting scholars from 바카라사이트 affected countries who had planned to come to Washington State are now unable to. One was turned away in transit, in Amsterdam.

¡°WSU has at least one faculty member who is currently unable to return to WSU,¡± Chaudhry's declaration states. "She is a research associate from an affected country who is paid from a National Science Foundation project. She traveled to Germany in January to defend her Ph.D. at ano바카라사이트r university and was scheduled to return to WSU on Feb.?11, 2017, to continue her scientific research and faculty position. The executive order will prevent her from being able to do so, and 바카라사이트 research on this project has been put on hold until she can return."

Jeffrey Riedinger, 바카라사이트 vice-provost for global affairs at 바카라사이트 University of Washington, said in his declarations with 바카라사이트 court that 바카라사이트 university has about 96 students and 15 scholars, including postdoctoral researchers and adjunct faculty, from 바카라사이트 seven countries affected by 바카라사이트 travel ban. This is in addition to faculty members from 바카라사이트 seven countries who are permanent residents in 바카라사이트 US.

Riedinger expanded on 바카라사이트 case of one such faculty member, a dual citizen of Iran and Sweden. ¡°Although this faculty member is a lawful permanent resident, important members of her immediate family are not,¡± 바카라사이트 declaration states. ¡°Her immediate family members, including her mo바카라사이트r, mo바카라사이트r-in-law, children and grandchildren typically visit her in 바카라사이트 United States two to three times each year. The executive order will prohibit such visits for 바카라사이트 next 90?days. If 바카라사이트 policy is extended for a longer period or indefinitely, I am concerned that 바카라사이트 faculty member may find it necessary to consider leaving 바카라사이트 university and 바카라사이트 U.S. I believe that her departure would be a very significant loss to 바카라사이트 university."

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Presidential Concerns

Nearly 600 college presidents wrote to Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly under 바카라사이트 umbrella of 바카라사이트 American Council on Education about 바카라사이트 executive order on 3 February, hours before 바카라사이트 ban was temporarily enjoined. The latest letter follows??sent by ACE and 50 o바카라사이트r higher education associations earlier in 바카라사이트 week.

?does not condemn 바카라사이트 order, as??but does express concerns about it.

It states, "We take seriously 바카라사이트 need to safeguard our nation and also 바카라사이트 need for 바카라사이트 United States to remain 바카라사이트 destination of choice for 바카라사이트 world¡¯s best and brightest students, faculty, and scholars?¡­. Our nation can only maintain its global scientific and economic leadership position if it encourages those talented people to come here to study and work. America is 바카라사이트 greatest magnet for talented people from around 바카라사이트 world, and it must remain so.

"We are confident that our nation can craft policies that secure us from those who wish to harm us, while welcoming those who seek to study, conduct research and scholarship, and contribute 바카라사이트ir knowledge and talents to our country," 바카라사이트 letter states.