Expert on Sub-Saharan Africa sees opportunity for Trump administration

The following U.S. federal departments and agencies, as well as other partners, are actively working in collaboration with their African counterparts in seeking solutions to Africa’s seemingly intractable economic and political problems: US Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), Department of Defense-Africom, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. universities and non-governmental organizations.
https://www.diasporaengager.com/pr/file/expert-on-sub-saharan-africa-sees-opportunity-for-trump-administration-54713950.php

Immigration ban? We were there exactly 100 years ago today

In fact, the Immigration Act of 1917 was challenged by businesses in the Southwest that said literacy tests barred much-needed Mexican laborers from entering the country. Trump's executive order banning certain immigrants also risked preventing students from finishing academic programs and doctors from returning to their jobs in American hospitals. It also prevented sick people from receiving life-saving treatment.
https://www.diasporaengager.com/pr/file/immigration-ban-we-were-there-exactly-100-years-ago-today-12704925.php

What History Can Tell Us About the Fallout From Restricting Immigration

American immigration policies have always resonated abroad in both predictable and unpredictable ways. When Congress instituted restrictive national origins quotas in 1921 and 1924 respectively, the diplomatic fallout reverberated around Europe and Asia. Enacted during a period of economic nationalism, nativism and diplomatic retreat, these laws inscribed a painful exclusionary addendum onto the Statue of Liberty.
https://www.diasporaengager.com/pr/file/what-history-can-tell-us-about-the-fallout-from-restricting-immigration-92882469.php

Doing what is just for immigrants

Many Americans are focused on the need to strengthen our country and assure the safety of our people from terrorism. This is a grave responsibility for our leaders. But President Trump’s recent executive order on immigration has produced astonishment and confusion in our country and in the international community.
https://www.diasporaengager.com/pr/file/doing-what-is-just-for-immigrants-19813191.php

On foreign policy, Trump still speaking campaign language

WASHINGTON (AP) — For all the White House's early bravado, President Donald Trump has taken office with few concrete plans for how to make good on his pledge to unravel President Barack Obama's foreign policy and tackle some of the biggest national security challenges facing his administration. In calls with European leaders, Trump is said to have described his plans for confronting the Islamic State group with the same hard-charging but vague rhetoric he used in the campaign, promising strong, but unspecified action.
https://www.diasporaengager.com/pr/file/on-foreign-policy-trump-still-speaking-campaign-language-96406261.php

Boston judge refuses to extend order against Trump immigration ban

A federal judge in Boston on Friday declined to extend a temporary restraining order that allowed some immigrants into the United States from certain countries despite being barred by U.S. President Donald Trump's recent executive order. The ruling was a victory for the Trump administration and a setback for state authorities and advocacy groups that are aiming to overturn last week's executive order, which temporarily bars nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.
https://www.diasporaengager.com/pr/file/boston-judge-refuses-to-extend-order-against-trump-immigration-ban-46110512.php

African Union criticises US for ‘taking many of our people as slaves’ and not taking refugees

Trump has suspended all US refugee programmes and banned immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, three of which are AU members
https://www.diasporaengager.com/pr/file/african-union-criticises-us-for-taking-many-of-our-people-as-slaves-and-not-taking-refugees-66563942.php

Court denies Trump request to immediately restore travel ban

A federal appeals court denied early Sunday the Justice Department's request for an immediate reinstatement of President Donald Trump's ban on accepting certain travelers and all refugees.
https://www.diasporaengager.com/pr/file/court-denies-trump-request-to-immediately-restore-travel-ban-81191552.php

Facts About James Robart, Judge Who Stood Up Against Trump Travel Ban

Robart, who occasionally accessorizes his black robes with bow ties, was appointed to the bench in 2004 by the then-president George W. Bush, after spending 30 years in private practice at the law firm now known as Lane Powell.
https://www.diasporaengager.com/pr/file/facts-about-james-robart-judge-who-stood-up-against-trump-travel-ban-31650293.php

US court rejects bid to reinstate Trump travel ban

For now, the travel ban suspension remains in place. Both the State and Homeland Security Departments said Saturday they were resuming normal practices concerning travelers from the affected countries.
https://www.diasporaengager.com/pr/file/us-court-rejects-bid-to-reinstate-trump-travel-ban-31794023.php

Why Trump’s Immigration Ban Is Anti-African

Transition from Barack Obama to Donald Trump with consternation .... There is concern that the “America First” priorities of the new U.S. leader will lead to Africa being placed on the back burner of U.S. trade and foreign policy.
https://www.diasporaengager.com/pr/file/why-trump-s-immigration-ban-is-anti-african-90238289.php

Travelers arrive in US to hugs and tears after ban is lifted

Airlines around the world allowed people to board flights as usual to the United States. One lawyer waiting at New York's Kennedy Airport said visa and green-card holders from Iraq and Iran were encountering no problems as they arrived.
https://www.diasporaengager.com/pr/file/travelers-arrive-in-us-to-hugs-and-tears-after-ban-is-lifted-5275120.php

How the civil rights movement opened the door to immigrants of color

... banning Asian, Mexican and Mediterranean people from entering the United States, along with the poor, political radicals and those with mental or physical disabilities.
https://www.diasporaengager.com/pr/file/how-the-civil-rights-movement-opened-the-door-to-immigrants-of-color-40187289.php

Seattle judge blocks Trump immigration order

A federal judge in Seattle temporary restraining order represents a major challenge to Trump's action, although his administration could still appeal the ruling and have the policy upheld.
https://www.diasporaengager.com/pr/file/seattle-judge-blocks-trump-immigration-order-23013017.php

US suspends enforcement of travel ban, DOJ appeals

Suspension of the U.S. refugee program harmed residents and effectively mandated discrimination. Federal attorneys had argued that Congress gave the president authority to make decisions on national security and immigrant entry. But in his written order Friday, Robart said it's not the court's job to
https://www.diasporaengager.com/pr/file/us-suspends-enforcement-of-travel-ban-doj-appeals-95643343.php

Trump's Executive Order On Immigration, Annotated

The move, which has raised a series of legal questions, sparked protests around the country as people who had previously been approved to come to the United States were being detained at airports. Here is the order in full, annotated by NPR journalists.
https://www.diasporaengager.com/pr/file/trump-s-executive-order-on-immigration-annotated-57004035.php

What Can India and China Learn From Each Other About Diaspora Policy?

China and India have massive overseas diasporas. How do they strategically leverage this important resource?
https://www.diasporaengager.com/pr/file/what-can-india-and-china-learn-from-each-other-about-diaspora-policy-51442009

Some African Immigrants in US Voice Support for Trump’s Travel Ban

New poll Wednesday shows nearly half of Americans back restrictions https://www.diasporaengager.com/miniRegister
http://www.voanews.com/a/trump-travel-ban-african-immigrants/3702022.html

SA Ban On Illegal Immigrants: 200,000 Zimbabweans Could Become Illegals In SA

Extending it's fight against illegal immigrants, SA Home Affairs department says about 200,000 Zimbabweans could become illegals in South Africa.
http://buzzsouthafrica.com/200000-zimbabweans-illegals-immigrants-in-sa/