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| UpdatedAn Iraqi man who was detained overnight at a New York City airport because of President Donald Trump's ban on refugees from certain Muslim nations calls America "the land of freedom" after being released from custody.
Topics: immigration, world-politics, refugees, united-states, iraq
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Iraq war interpreter Hameed Khalid Darweesh thanks his supporters after he spent a night in detention at a New York City airport despite holding a visa.
Topics: immigration, refugees, world-politics, united-states
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| UpdatedPresident Donald Trump's order to restrict people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US sparks outrage but hits a roadblock when a federal judge says stranded travellers can stay in the country.
Topics: world-politics, law-crime-and-justice, immigration, united-states
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Snap protests have erupted at airports across the US as border agents detained refugees who landed after Mr Trump signed an executive order halting the entry of nationals from several Muslim-majority countries.
Topics: immigration, refugees, united-states
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| UpdatedQantas will offer a refund or change of destination to passengers affected by the United States' new temporary ban on immigration.
Topics: air-transport, world-politics, travel-and-tourism, australia, united-states
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The US President looks to partially fulfil his promise to "drain the swamp" in Washington by banning administration officials from ever lobbying the US on behalf of a foreign government and imposing a separate five-year ban on other lobbying.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, activism-and-lobbying, united-states
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| UpdatedHundreds of protesters are descending upon major airports across the US in response to President Donald Trump's sweeping ban Muslim immigration.
Topics: immigration, world-politics, refugees, united-states
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| UpdatedDonald Trump's new immigration ban includes those who hold US green cards. Here's a quick explainer on what it means to hold one.
Topics: immigration, us-elections, world-politics, government-and-politics, united-states
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US President Trump has denied his immigration ban is a ban, saying instead that he is going to implement "extreme vetting" of people from several Muslim-majority countries.
Topics: world-politics, immigration, religion-and-beliefs, refugees, united-states
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Marine taxidermist Steve Mathews is unable to find an apprentice to carry on his 40-year legacy.
Topics: visual-art, fish, apprenticeships, community-and-society, work, library-museum-and-gallery, cairns-4870, france, united-states, new-zealand
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| UpdatedRussian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump have said they want their nations to cooperate to defeat terrorists, including the Islamic State group.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, terrorism, united-states, russian-federation, germany
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| UpdatedWhile Donald Trump's indefinite ban on Syrian refugees entering the US was expected, it has left many who had already begun the immigration process with more questions than answers.
Topics: immigration, refugees, community-and-society, human-interest, syrian-arab-republic, jordan, united-states
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| UpdatedUS President Donald Trump confirms his administration will continue to honour the refugee resettlement deal Australia made with the Obama administration late last year.
Topics: world-politics, turnbull-malcolm, refugees, foreign-affairs, government-and-politics, federal-government, immigration, australia, united-states
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| UpdatedNew restrictions on immigrants and refugees in an executive order signed by President Donald Trump mean legal permanent residents who have passports from seven Muslim-majority countries have to be cleared back into the United States on a case-by-case basis, officials say.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, immigration, refugees, united-states
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| UpdatedDonald Trump hails his sweeping ban on people from seven Muslim-majority nations entering the United States as several travellers are detained and others barred from boarding US-bound flights.
Topics: immigration, world-politics, refugees, united-states
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Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, refugees, immigration, terrorism, united-states
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| UpdatedThe United Nations refugee agency and International Organisation for Migration (IOM) call on the Trump administration to continue offering asylum to people fleeing war and persecution, saying its resettlement program was vital.
Topics: world-politics, refugees, defence-forces, united-states
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| UpdatedNASA marks the 50th anniversary of its Moon program's fatal Apollo launch pad fire with the first public display of the scorched hatch that trapped three astronauts inside their spaceship during a routine pre-launch test.
Topics: space-exploration, astronomy-space, spacecraft, science-and-technology, air-and-space, accidents, united-states
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he is dropping lawsuits seeking to buy out Native Hawaiians who own small pieces of land within his sprawling estate on the island of Kauai, promising instead to work with the community on "a new approach".
Topics: community-and-society, law-crime-and-justice, house-and-home, hawaii, united-states
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| UpdatedThe white woman who testified black boy Emmitt Till had physically and verbally harassed her, resulting in the boy's brutal murder, has confessed she lied.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, crime, law-crime-and-justice, rights, united-states
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| UpdatedPresident Donald Trump signs an executive order making major changes to America's policies on refugees and immigration.
Topics: refugees, immigration, world-politics, government-and-politics, united-states
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Donald Trump says he believes torture works but will be outsourcing decisions on waterboarding to his Defence Secretary, whilst Theresa May has reaffirmed Britain's position on Russia sanctions.
Topics: world-politics, united-states
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| UpdatedUS Vice-President Mike Pence tells crowds gathered for the annual March for Life that ending taxpayer-funded abortion is among the new administration's top priorities.
Topics: abortion, religion-and-beliefs, rights, women, world-politics, united-states
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| UpdatedUS President Donald Trump signs an executive order that suspends the country's refugee program for four months and halts the entry of Syrian refugees indefinitely, a move he says is aimed at keeping "radical Islamic terrorists" out of America.
Topics: world-politics, refugees, defence-forces, united-states
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| UpdatedAid agencies urge the US not to turn its back on refugees as President Donald Trump prepares to sign an executive order to temporarily halt arrivals from some Muslim-majority nations.
Topics: refugees, world-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, relief-and-aid-organisations, united-states