Confusion grips airports as courts limit Trump travel curbs
Confusion reigned at airports around the world Sunday over exactly which citizens from the 7 nations subject to president Donald Trump’s immigration ban are still permitted to fly to the US. Airlines at international hubs from Dubai to London Heathrow were grappling with the implications of 3 court rulings in the US Saturday and Sunday that have temporarily blocked the enforcement of parts of Trump’s executive order. In the hours after the presidential edict, many airports imposed blanket bans on US travel for citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, with Amsterdam Schiphol turning away 7 people with valid visas, and Cairo denying boarding to migrants accompanied by UN officials. Throughout the US, security officials detained 109 people arriving from the 7 countries. <br/>
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Confusion grips airports as courts limit Trump travel curbs
Confusion reigned at airports around the world Sunday over exactly which citizens from the 7 nations subject to president Donald Trump’s immigration ban are still permitted to fly to the US. Airlines at international hubs from Dubai to London Heathrow were grappling with the implications of 3 court rulings in the US Saturday and Sunday that have temporarily blocked the enforcement of parts of Trump’s executive order. In the hours after the presidential edict, many airports imposed blanket bans on US travel for citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, with Amsterdam Schiphol turning away 7 people with valid visas, and Cairo denying boarding to migrants accompanied by UN officials. Throughout the US, security officials detained 109 people arriving from the 7 countries. <br/>