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    To the Point

    Administration defends travel ban, despite havoc

    President Trump's sweeping executive order banning refugees and barring immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries is just three days old, but has already upended hundreds of lives, drawn tens of thousands of protesters to airports around the nation, and spawned five federal lawsuits, as well as global outcry from across the political…

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Jan 30, 2017 • 1 min read

    President Trump's sweeping executive order banning refugees and barring immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries is just three days old, but has already upended hundreds of lives, drawn tens of thousands of protesters to airports around the nation, and spawned five federal lawsuits, as well as global outcry from across the political spectrum. Why is a defining campaign promise causing such confusion? Is it constitutional? Guest host Barbara Bogaev explores the fallout from the President's travel ban.

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      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      McClatchy Newspapers

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      Washington Post

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      Center for Immigration Studies

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    The full episode

    1 of 2
    Extreme vetting unleashes global chaos
    1. 1:26Administration defends travel ban, despite havocYou’re reading this
    2. 41:04In US-Mexico crisis, there's blame on both sides of the border
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