Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Has the government made headway on reviewing vetting processes for foreigners coming to U.S.?
It’s been about five months since President Trump introduced his three-month travel ban. The executive order limits travel from six Muslim-majority countries for 90 days, and suspends the U.S. refugee program for 120 days.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readIt’s been about five months since President Trump introduced his three-month travel ban. The executive order limits travel from six Muslim-majority countries for 90 days, and suspends the U.S. refugee program for 120 days. It was designed to give the government time to review and tighten the vetting process for foreigners coming here from those countries. Since the government has had several months to review its vetting and security processes, is the ban even needed anymore?
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The full episode
2 of 4As SCOTUS allows limited travel ban, what's the state of vetting foreigners?- 0:00Supreme Court will hear cases on religious freedom and Trump's travel ban
- 11:10Has the government made headway on reviewing vetting processes for foreigners coming to U.S.?You’re reading this
- 17:43As border security tightens, drug cartel tunnels get more sophisticated
- 26:02Roxane Gay on swallowing her secrets and hiding in plain sight