Almost three years on, Trump's travel ban has hit North Korean refugees hard



Features Almost three years on, Trump’s travel ban has hit North Korean refugees hard The Trump administration's "extreme vetting" has made it difficult for escapees seeking a new life in the U.S. Andrea Valentino January 14, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON President Trump Delivers Remarks - The White House - Public domain Barely a week into his presidency, officials huddled by his side, Donald Trump signed Executive Order 13769 into law. The bureaucratic title sounds harmless enough, but many Americans quickly learned to call it by another name: the Muslim ban. The law soon sparked protests from JFK to LAX, and led critics to howl that it “legitimized bigotry” against foreigners in general and Muslims in particular. Barely a week into his presidency, officials huddled by his side, Donald Trump signed Executive Order 13769 into law. The bureaucratic title sounds harmless enough, but many Americans quickly learned to call it by another name: the Muslim ban. The law soon sparked protests from JFK to LAX, and led critics to howl that it “legitimized bigotry” against foreigners in general and Muslims in particular. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Almost three years on, Trump’s travel ban has hit North Korean refugees hard

The Trump administration's "extreme vetting" has made it difficult for escapees seeking a new life in the U.S.

Andrea Valentino January 14, 2020

Almost three years on, Trump’s travel ban has hit North Korean refugees hard

President Trump Delivers Remarks - The White House - Public domain

Barely a week into his presidency, officials huddled by his side, Donald Trump signed Executive Order 13769 into law. The bureaucratic title sounds harmless enough, but many Americans quickly learned to call it by another name: the Muslim ban.

The law soon sparked protests from JFK to LAX, and led critics to howl that it “legitimized bigotry” against foreigners in general and Muslims in particular.

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