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Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s more and more nasty public cut up is dominating headlines at this time, and you’ll learn all about it right here. Nevertheless it additionally implies that one other change Trump made this week is flying below the radar — one with penalties for tens of millions of individuals world wide.
What simply occurred? On Wednesday night, the Trump administration introduced a complete ban on entry to the US for residents of 12 nations, resurrecting a key first-term coverage. The ban additionally consists of partial restrictions on seven different nations and is about to take impact this coming Monday, June 9.
Which nations does the ban affect? Immigrants, college students, and vacationers will all be affected. Residents of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen are topic to a complete ban, whereas all immigrant visas and plenty of lessons of non-immigrant visa for residents of Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela are coated by the partial restrictions.
What’s the context? This new ban isn’t a shock — a “Muslim ban,” which was finally upheld by the Supreme Court docket after a number of iterations, was a flagship coverage within the first Trump administration, and the second Trump administration has beforehand signaled its intent to deliver again some model of the coverage. In March, it was reported that the administration was contemplating varied restrictions on not less than 43 totally different nations.
What’s totally different this time? The brand new ban covers extra nations and cites a wider vary of justifications. Along with nationwide safety considerations, the ban additionally alleges “important dangers” of visa overstays from a number of the impacted nations. It comes because the administration steps up an ever-more-aggressive marketing campaign of deportation and anti-immigration insurance policies.
And with that, it’s time to sign off…
The NBA finals begin tonight, that includes the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder and the Indiana Pacers! I actually loved this preview of the sequence from Defector, which is a superb place to begin whether or not or not you’ve been following alongside by way of the playoffs. That being stated, the Thunder head into the sequence as favorites — one thing I, a former Washington state resident, can’t condone. Go Pacers, and lengthy stay the Sonics.
