Travellers to Massachusetts Who May Be Affected By the Ban, "To Do" Prior to Travelling?
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Update 4 Feb 2017
The BBC (considered a reliable news source) is running an item stating that the travel ban may be halted. See Trump travel ban: Seattle judge issues nationwide block.
Also, an Immigration Lawyer Has Launched a Website to Help People From Banned Countries Reach the U.S.
“Track the Ban,” which launched Friday and is scheduled to publish its first list of “green routes” before midnight, aims to be a resource for anyone navigating this mess. “We’re trying to be very practical,” said Brunet, who is working with a team of about 30 volunteers to process the questionnaires people are submitting. “We’re not trying to change the law—we’re just trying to make things work until this is figured out.”
Update 31 Jan 2017
The UK Immigration Law Practitioners' Association (ILPA) is running an advisory in conjunction with the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) on their site. The page is being updated on an as needed basis and this answer refers to the latest update 30 Jan 2017 at 13:00.
The advisory is at Latest Update from the American Immigration Lawyers Association on Travel to the United States Ban and contains this text...
Anyone covered by the order who is travelling to Massachusetts is urged to contact the Massachusetts ACLU. They need details of travellers in order to apply to have the temporary restraining order made permanent.
The Massachusetts ACLU obtained a temporary restraining order from the US Federal Court in Boston (Mass) and they have committed themselves to making the order permanent. They are also providing first level support to travellers who are affected including not only preliminary advice but also qualified observers posted at the various ports of entry. Their contact details can be found here.
Those who are travelling to states other than Massachusetts may be able to get help from the Find Your Local ACLU page. All of the affiliate members are offering help of some sort to travellers and would-be travellers.
Additionally, those travellers with a UK solicitor should note that they can contact their solicitor to get a referral to the AILA counterpart. Wesley Gryk Solicitors has been coordinating solicitor referrals.
The advisory also states that travellers to the US (regardless of destination) may wish to print out and carry the relevant publications. Some of these are...
- The ACLU Stay Order (Massachusetts);
- The Temporary Restraining Order (Massachusetts);
- The Emergency Application for a Temporary Restraining Order (Virginia);
- Emergency Motion for Clarification and Enforcement of Order (New York);
- The DHS Statement on Compliance.
There is also text explaining that US visa applicants should NOT attend their scheduled interviews. This text is allegedly running on US Embassy sites.
I expect ILPA's advisory to be updated as new information becomes available.
The powerhouse of Laura Devine Lawyers is providing twitter updates at https://twitter.com/LauraDevineLaw Their static briefing is here
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On February 3, 2017 a United States District Judge nationwide have issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) which does not allow enforcing most of the executive order in question. This is reported... everywhere. I found The Guardian reporting quite good for two reasons.
It reports the courtroom proceedings which shows it's very likely the government has a very hard fight ahead if they want to appeal this ruling
Let me quote:
Customs officials have reportedly told US airlines that they can board passengers who had been barred from entering the country after a federal judge in Seattle ordered a temporary halt on Donald Trump’s travel ban for refugees and people from seven predominantly-Muslim nations.
This is extremely practical and good news.
Should one want to actually do research what the judge ordered, the entire TRO is here and I found it a surprisingly easy to read document. It references points of the original executive order. But for our purposes, right now, it seems the flights are on.
However, many people had their visa "provisionally cancelled", here's Time on this:
he State Department says fewer than 60,000 foreigners from seven majority-Muslim countries had their visas provisionally canceled after President Donald Trump's executive order blocked them from traveling to the U.S.
on the other hand, it is reported they are being reinstated:
Customs and Border Protection told major US airlines Friday night that it is reinstating visas following a federal judge’s decision to temporarily halt President Donald Trump’s travel ban.
so expect delays, chaos and fighting with the airline if you are affected and want to board an airplane to get back into the United States.
Also, the situation is extremely rapidly changing and there is absolutely no way to tell whether in the 8-10-12 hours it takes from takeoff to landing the government manages to reverse this.
One website offering practical advice is https://www.tracktheban.com/ and they promise to keep track of the events -- but they do not report any of the above yet so this promise is dubious a little.
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