Judge partly blocks Trump refugee fiat

Trump office defiant, says may revoke visas

Washington, Jan. 29: A Federal judge issued an emergency order on Saturday night temporarily barring the United State from deporting people to nations facing President Donald Trump’s travel ban, saying travellers who had been detained had a strong argument that their legal rights had been violated.

The Department of Homeland Security issued a statement early on Sunday that said the court order would not affect the overall implementation of the White House order and the court order affected a small number of travelers who were inconvenienced by security procedures upon their return.

“President Trump’s Executive Orders remain in place, prohibited travel will remain prohibited, and the United States government retains its right to revoke visas at any time if required for national security or public safety,” according to the Department of Homeland Security statement.

New York, Jan. 29: Donald Trump originally dubbed his executive order suspending refugee arrivals and barring visas for travelers from seven Muslimmajority countries a “Muslim ban,” according to the US President’s aide Rudy Giuliani.

“When he first announced it he said, ‘Muslim ban,’” the former New York mayor told Fox

News late on Saturday when asked whether the ban was connected to religion.

“Show me the right way to do it legally,” Mr Giuliani — who Trump has tapped as his cyber security guru — said the US President told him.

“He called me up and said, “put a commission together, show me the right way to do it legally.” I put a commission together… what we did was focused on, instead of religion, danger. The areas of the world that create danger for us.

The 72-year-old said he and a team of legal experts “focused on — instead of religion — danger!” when they drafted the immigration crackdown that has sparked a global outcry and mass protests.

Mr Trump’s sweeping executive order, signed on Friday, suspends the arrival of refugees for at least 120 days and prohibits issuing visas for travelers from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for the next three months.

Mr Giuliani said those predominately Muslim countries were targeted because they are “the areas of the world that create danger for us.”

“Which is a factual basis, not a religious basis,” he said.

The crackdown on Muslim immigration has infuriated civil rights groups and activists.

A federal judge blocked part of Mr Trump’s ban on Sunday ordering authorities not to deport refugees and other travelers detained at US airports.

He said “put a commission together, show me the right way to do it legally” ... what we did was focused on, instead of religion, danger... areas of the world that create danger for us.

— RUDY GIULIANI, Trump aide