Homeland security chief: officials are complying with travel ban court orders

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Source: The Guardian

Homeland security chief: officials are complying with travel ban court orders

• John Kelly: customs officers immediately took steps to comply
• Court orders blocked detention of travelers under Trump immigration halt

Amber Jamieson and Spencer Ackerman in New York
Monday 30 January 2017 23.53 GMT

The chief of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has told staff that customs officials “are and will remain in compliance” with a flurry of court orders blocking the detention of travelers caught in Donald Trump’s immigration halt, even as lawyers and legislators warn of a constitutional crisis sparked by alleged DHS defiance.

In an email to staff obtained by the Guardian, the DHS secretary, John Kelly, wrote that “upon issuance of the court orders, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) immediately began taking steps to comply with the orders and did so with professionalism”. DHS confirmed the authenticity of Kelly’s message.

But Kelly’s assurance contrasts with accounts from lawyers and elected officials on Sunday, following Saturday night’s Brooklyn federal court order issuing a stay on deportations for those who arrived in the United States with valid visas after Trump’s executive order was issued. The order mandated that those held in detention be released.

Three other legal challenges took place over the weekend, with courts in Virginia, Seattle and Massachusetts ruling to stop deportations of those who had legal visas for entry, limiting the executive order.

Legislators expressed doubt on Monday that CBP was in fact in compliance with the court orders. The day before, four members of Congress were denied access to detained visa holders at Dulles international airport who were not processed through immigration despite the order – something a Virginia Democrat termed a constitutional crisis.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/30/trump-travel-ban-customs-officials-complying-court-orders-homeland-security-chief

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1. Is this real life or alternate facts ?

The Trump administration has zero credibility.
Only their fool base believes a word they say.