Justice

'We Are In It For the Long Haul'

A conversation with refugee attorney Mark Doss on the legal struggle against President Trump’s latest executive order.  
Protesters gather outside JFK Airport in New York City. Stephen Yang/Reuters

On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending the entry of refugees, non-immigrant visa holders, and American permanent residents from seven countries with Muslim majorities.

This was apparently done without much notification to the agencies that would be implementing the order. Unsurprisingly—perhaps intentionally—chaos ensued. Travelers who had already been cleared to come to the U.S. were immediately told they could no longer do so. Those who’d already arrived at the U.S. were detained in airports across the country, sparking widespread protests that continued today.