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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 02:19 PM Jan 2017

Donald Trump has broken America's promise to the world

And people are already suffering for it.

Updated by Dara Linddara@vox.com Jan 28, 2017, 12:50pm EST


President Trump’s executive order barring nearly all refugees from entering the United States has been in effect for less than 24 hours. But it has already upended the lives of real people. It’s keeping families apart and destroying their plans to continue — or rebuild — their lives.

In New York, two Iraqi refugees, Hameed Khalid Darweesh and Haider Sameer Abdulkhaleq Alshawi, were detained overnight at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Both of these men worked with the US military and contractors in Iraq. Their lives were threatened as a result. According to the legal complaint filed on behalf of the two men, Darweesh had his home raided by militia-affiliated police, while two of his coworkers were killed “as soon as they arrived at work”; he had to move twice during his time working with the US for his safety. Alshawi’s brother-in-law (who worked with Alshawi) was killed by an IED placed on a family car.

These horrible events were the direct result of helping the United States. And America turned its back on them in return. (Link to tweet
" target="_blank">Darweesh was released from detention Saturday afternoon, though it’s not yet clear whether he’ll be allowed to stay in the US.)

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http://www.vox.com/2017/1/28/14424528/trump-refugee-ban-impact
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Donald Trump has broken America's promise to the world (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2017 OP
Impeach. NOW. He has gone too far. Initech Jan 2017 #1
Apparently his EO was an illegal order. There is a law from 1965 covering immigrants. shraby Jan 2017 #2
That's true GP6971 Jan 2017 #3
He can say all he wants in any way he wants, but it is still a law that he can't just shraby Jan 2017 #4
I agree GP6971 Jan 2017 #5
maggots life MFM008 Jan 2017 #6

GP6971

(31,141 posts)
3. That's true
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 02:40 PM
Jan 2017

but the problem is Trump doesn't care. When they have to rescind the EO he will just claim that it was due to the corrupt establishment and that he was right. One more lie he'll use to promote his agenda.

shraby

(21,946 posts)
4. He can say all he wants in any way he wants, but it is still a law that he can't just
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 03:07 PM
Jan 2017

rescind by a stroke of his magic marker.

MFM008

(19,806 posts)
6. maggots life
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 03:14 PM
Jan 2017

is a trail of broken promises.
3 marriages, lawsuits, wont pay his bills, grifting, bankruptcy..............

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