The impact on university personnel was felt most immediately
after the executive order went into effect. Two Iranian nationals who are associate professors at the University
of Massachusetts at Dartmouth were detained Saturday upon arrival at
Boston Logan International Airport. Today I talked with university
officials in my district who have faculty members that need to return
home in order to renew visas, but are afraid to leave. At another
college, one-fourth of their applicants come from the countries that
are impacted by this ban. A constituent in East Brunswick, who is a non-Syrian political
refugee, sits in limbo as only one of her four minor children passed
through our already thorough and extensive processing and was approved
for a visa. USCIS put a hold on the process of the remaining three due
to lack of communication and direction and understanding from this
travel ban. By feeding off of fear, hatred, and bigotry, this administration's
incendiary Muslim ban has created confusion, disruption, and chaos that
is rippling around the world. As our Federal agencies and international partners seek to understand
and combat this meritless policy, I call on the House Oversight and
Government Reform Committee, on which I sit, to hold an immediate
hearing with leadership at the Department of Homeland Security to
review concerning reports about the crafting and execution of this
President's order.
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administration's incendiary Muslim ban has created confusion, disruption, and chaos that is rippling around the world.
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