Posted on · Public health experts warn that the rush to impose travel bans on southern African countries after the omicron variant was identified can work against scientific transparency.
Posted on · Trump administration officials announced an expansion of a European travel ban to include the U.K. and Ireland. It came as governments around the world instituted new measures to halt the disease.
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: What the Nigerian travel ban means for the local community, we discuss the latest news in our weekly political roundup, a local dentist answers listener questions, and Norman Rockwell's granddaughter shares some lesser-known aspects of his life.
Posted on · The Trump administration has expanded its travel ban to six more countries, including Nigeria -- the largest economy in Africa. While Nigerian students and travelers are still welcome to visit -- it’s family members immigrating to the U.S. who are blocked from coming here.
Posted on · A document outlining the plans — timed to coincide with the third anniversary of Trump’s January 2017 executive order — has been circulating the White House.
Posted on · Refugee arrival numbers from fiscal year 2018 show sharp decreases in refugees from majority Muslim countries.
Posted on · The Houston Matters experts discuss the latest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.
Posted on · The 5-4 decision is the court’s first substantive ruling on a Trump administration policy
Posted on · By a 5-4 decision, the court upheld President Trump's travel ban. Read the court's opinion — and dissents — here.
Posted on · Lawmakers and advocates, holding signs that said “We will not be banned,” spoke on the steps of the Supreme Court Tuesday afternoon.
Posted on · Geoffrey Hoffman of the UH Law Center breaks down the Supreme Court's ruling upholding Pres. Trump’s controversial travel ban and the decision by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to temporarily suspend referrals of criminal prosecution for migrants caught crossing the border with children.
Posted on · The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld President Donald Trump’s ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries, rejecting a challenge that it discriminated against Muslims or exceeded his authority.
Posted on · The 5-4 decision is the court's first substantive ruling on a Trump administration policy
Posted on · The Houston Matters experts discuss the latest national, state, and local political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.
Posted on · The policy under review at the court applies to travelers from five countries with overwhelmingly Muslim populations — Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen