US Homeland Security No Longer Enforcing Any of Trump’s Travel Ban – Statement
SputnikNews.com
04.02.2017
The US Department of Homeland Security announced February 4 that it has suspended “any and all actions implementing” the executive order issued late last month barring nationals of seven mostly Muslim nations from entering the country.
“This includes actions to suspend passenger system rules that flag travelers for operational action subject to the Executive Order. DHS personnel will resume inspection of travelers in accordance with standard policy and procedure,” the organization said in a statement first reported by Buzzfeed.
Federal Judge James Robart in Washington State the day before ordered that the ban be lifted nationwide.
The State Department has also reversed the cancellation of visas that were provisionally revoked after the order, as long as they haven’t been marked as cancelled, a State Department official told CNN. Nearly 60,000 visas were provisionally revoked to comply with the ban, the department said yesterday.
How long the reprieve will last is unknown.
“At the earliest possible time, the Department of Justice intends to file an emergency stay of this order and defend the President’s Executive Order, which is lawful and appropriate,” the DHS statement by spokesperson Gillian Christensen said.
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