1/ On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Hawaii v. Trump, a case challenging President Donald Trump’s third travel ban.
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7/ Others feel like they have to choose between their lives in the US and their families back home. That’s the case for Sara M., an Iranian student whose mother was recently denied a visa to visit her in the States.pic.twitter.com/rljd0fBn1c
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8/ Families are now forced to share special occasions on Skype, rather than in person.https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/03/how-the-travel-ban-shattered-hope-for-my-family/ …
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9/ Rashad Moarref, a US citizen, writes that his parents “can’t wait to see their first grandchild,” but can’t visit because of their Iranian citizenship.
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10/ “It’s heartbreaking to see them sending kisses over a video call, reading a book to their little grandchild, and only imagining what it’d be like to hold him.”https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/03/how-the-travel-ban-shattered-hope-for-my-family/ …
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11/ One couple could be separated indefinitely—despite their efforts to navigate a kafkaesque legal system in the US and in Germany. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/03/nightmare-travel-ban-kafkaesque-refugee-gay/ …pic.twitter.com/HCbICL80Xe
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12/ The travel ban was supposed to offer waivers allowing some people to enter the country on a case-by-case basis—a sort of “safety valve” that indicated the ban wasn’t a complete shutdown.https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/04/trumps-travel-ban-was-supposed-to-allow-exceptions-that-hasnt-really-happened/ …
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13/ But lawyers and civil rights advocates say there is little evidence the process has actually been put into practice. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/04/trumps-travel-ban-was-supposed-to-allow-exceptions-that-hasnt-really-happened/ …pic.twitter.com/mEU4owtavk
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14/ Hundreds of people are being left in limbo as they wait for a travel ban decision. And for some people like Mania Aghdasi, a US citizen, it’s already too late. Aghdasi’s father died while waiting for a tourist visa.https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/04/trumps-travel-ban-was-supposed-to-allow-exceptions-that-hasnt-really-happened/ …
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15/ Aghdasi broke into tears while telling her story. “I still have this ‘why?’ in my mind. Why didn’t they give him a visa? My story could have had a different ending. It should have a different ending.”
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16/16 We are still collecting stories about the travel ban. If you or someone you know has a story to share, let us know here:https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/01/we-want-to-hear-your-stories-of-life-under-trumps-travel-ban/ …
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17/ THREAD UPDATE: We asked people affected by the travel ban what they want the Supreme Court to know. Here’s what they said:https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/04/this-is-what-people-whose-lives-have-been-upended-by-the-travel-ban-want-to-tell-the-supreme-court/ …
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@pemalevy’s coverage of Wednesday’s oral arguments here:https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/04/defending-travel-ban-trump-lawyer-says-an-anti-semitic-president-could-ban-israelis/ …Show this thread
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