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The application of the anti-immigration decree signed by President Donald Trump on Friday prompted several expressions of repudiation in the United States and critical reactions from various countries and political leaders. The information is from Radio France Internationale.
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The ban on Muslims from seven countries issued by US President Donald Trump is causing outrage around the world. And even in their own country, many people are against Trump's policies on the streets - or in court.
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White House will maintain ban that is raising protests around the world, but will let immigrants enter the seven affected countries that had already seen permanent residence.
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The decision, which partially suspends the measure that prevents the entry of citizens from seven Muslim countries into the United States, predicts a tough battle between the president and the immigrant advocates.
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“What’s past is prologue,” said Mr. Shakespeare, and that makes leading Republicans the happiest unhappy people, or unhappiest happy people, in Nevada. They hope the past is prologue, but they also have reason to worry about their future, as their president and his Congress eliminate everyone else’s.
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For years, UNLV drew the lowest rating — a “red light” — from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, a watchdog group that monitors a school’s commitment to the First Amendment and free speech on campus. Finally, in 2015, the university shook the red light by amending its statement on diversity, which had prohibited “disrespect” — a highly subjective measure that could be used to silence speakers.
US President Donald Trump will take decisive action against "sanctuary cities" across the United States, he declared.
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Trump signed an executive order on January 25 to prevent federal agencies from granting grants to asylum-seeking cities that protect undocumented immigrants and do not cooperate with federal law enforcement agencies.
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Last week, Mary McCreesh got the kind of news that makes your heart sink: Her 82-year-old father was officially diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
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