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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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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18/18 Read
@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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But since Trump’s travel “ban” is in limbo, this is due to President Obama’s December 2015 “Visa Waiver Act”, right? So you blame
@potus44 for not vetoing the legislation? Interesting.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Then maybe they should return to the mother country and make it great (again).
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