Green card holders won’t be subject to travel ban: White HouseJanuary 30, 2017 - 13:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Trump Administration reversed itself Sunday, January 29 on a key element of its executive travel ban from Muslim countries, saying green card holders won’t be prevented from legally returning to the United States, the New York Post reports. Amid raucous protests at airports due to President Trump’s executive order to temporarily restrict travel from seven Muslim countries, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said legal residents won’t be subject to the ban. “The executive order doesn’t affect green card holders moving forward,” Priebus told NBC’s “Meet the Press.” But he also said border officials may use their “discretion” to question legal residents and US citizens in the future regarding suspicious travel activity to make sure they are not “up to no good.” Priebus stood by the presidents executive order saying it was necessary to protect Americans and was rolled out effectively with the awareness of homeland security officials. “They knew full well what was going on,” Priebus said. Priebus said “a couple dozen” people remained detained at airports as of Sunday morning. “The fact of the matter is 325,000 people from foreign countries came into the United States yesterday and 109 people were detained for further questioning, most of those people were moved out,” Priebus said. “We’ve got a couple dozen more that remain and I would suspect as long as they’re not awful people that they will move through before another half a day today. Perhaps some of these people should be detained further.” “Apologize for nothing here,” he added. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | SBP instant transfers now available from 190 Russian banks to Armenia To receive money from Russian banks, easywallet users need to go to their easywallet accounts. Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. French-Armenian journalist returns to France after 41-day hunger strike Nicolian said on social media on Sunday, June 2 that he needs to improve his health in order to “continue the fight”. Iran’s Red Crescent sends aid to Armenia’s flood-hit regions The Iranian Red Crescent Society has sent humanitarian aid to the victims of deadly floods that hit northern Armenia on May 25-26. |