The American Civil Liberties Union successfully argued for a temporary stay that allowed detained travelers to stay in the United States. He told reporters in the White House's Oval Office on Saturday that his order was "not a Muslim ban" and said the measures were long overdue. The order "affects a minor portion of international travelers," the department said in a statement, saying the measures "inconvenienced" less than 1 percent of travelers. "No foreign national in a foreign land, without ties to the United States, has any unfettered right to demand entry into the United States," the department statement said. Melanie Nezer of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society said she knew of roughly 2,000 who were booked to come to the United States next week.

Source: dna January 29, 2017 08:02 UTC