US Customs block Canadian man after reading his Scruff profile

Re:US Customs block Canadian man after reading his Scruff pr... by vinay427 on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @06:12AM (#13704666)

It isn't a national origin ban if it only covers Muslim-majority countries with a priority process for religious minorities:

> "to prioritize refugee claims made by individuals on the basis of religious-based persecution, provided that the religion of the individual is a minority religion in the individual's country of nationality."

I wouldn't go as far as to say that it's a ban on Muslims, but it strategically bans (arbitrary groups of) Muslims. Also, if we're going to talk about portrayals, it's worth reminding readers that the countries on the list (Trump signed it, not Obama) have not historically been sources of terrorists.

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Re:US Customs block Canadian man after reading his Scruff pr... by dingaling on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @08:44AM (#13705389)

The countries on the list date from 2016. No President "signed it", it was established and extended by DHS and State Dept as part of Visa controls.

The EO extended those controls from "no waiver, manual review" to "no access"

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Re:US Customs block Canadian man after reading his Scruff pr... by vinay427 on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @03:12PM (#13708759)

I mean that Trump signed the order knowing the countries on the list, regardless of when and by whom the list was created.

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