Politicians, rights groups and activists from around the world have criticized US president Donald Trump’s crackdown on refugee and visitors from Muslim-majority countries. European leaders, along with the United Nations and international groups slammed Trump’s new executive orders against refugees and travellers from several countries across the Middle East and North Africa. In America, Democrats also condemned Trump’s orders, saying it would tarnish the country’s reputation. On Saturday passport holders were blocked from passing through customs at US airports and others were prevented from boarding planes bound for the US. Al Jazeera reports: Trump on Friday signed an executive order that will curb immigration and the entry of refugees from some Muslim-majority countries. He separately said he wanted the US to give priority to Syrian Christians fleeing the civil war there. The bans, though temporary, took effect immediately, causing havoc and confusion for would-be travelers with passports from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. The United Nations refugee agency and the International Organization for Migration called on the Trump administration to continue offering asylum to people fleeing war and persecution, saying its resettlement programme was vital. “The needs of refugees and migrants worldwide have never been greater and [...]
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