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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 in the present day, and you may learn all about it right here. However it additionally signifies that one other change Trump made this week is flying below the radar — one with penalties for tens of millions of individuals around the globe.
What simply occurred? On Wednesday night, the Trump administration introduced a complete ban on entry to the US for residents of 12 international locations, resurrecting a key first-term coverage. The ban additionally consists of partial restrictions on seven different international locations and is about to take impact this coming Monday, June 9.
Which international locations does the ban impression? 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 lots of courses of non-immigrant visa for residents of Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela are lined by the partial restrictions.
What’s the context? This new ban isn’t a shock — a “Muslim ban,” which was ultimately upheld by the Supreme Courtroom 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 international locations.
What’s totally different this time? The brand new ban covers extra international locations and cites a wider vary of justifications. Along with nationwide safety issues, the ban additionally alleges “vital dangers” of visa overstays from a few of the impacted international locations. 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 collection from Defector, which is a good place to begin whether or not or not you’ve been following alongside by the playoffs. That being mentioned, the Thunder head into the collection as favorites — one thing I, a former Washington state resident, can not condone. Go Pacers, and lengthy dwell the Sonics.