Haiti, Trump and travel ban
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President Trump's total travel ban for Haiti drew rebuke among Haitian-Americans across the Lower Hudson Valley region. U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler, a fellow Republican, urged the Trump administration ...
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The travel ban goes into effect Monday, leaving many to fear a future in which they can't visit family or loved ones are unable to escape dire circumstances in their home countries.
Sick children, families and businesses are among the many people in Haiti, a country plagued by gang violence, likely to be hit hard by a U.S. travel ban.
"Donald Trump just ripped a life preserver from their desperate arms and tied weights around their ankles," said Reps. Pressley and Clarke.
President Trump’s announcement Wednesday night of a full travel ban on people from 12 countries, partial restriction on seven countries drew a swift and angry response from Boston area immigration advocates.