The Racism at the Heart of Trump’s ‘Travel Ban’

It’s happening a little bit out of public consciousness — swamped by impeachment, the coronavirus and the Democratic presidential race — but on Friday President Trump announced further restrictions on immigration and foreign entry to the United States. Citing security concerns, the…

Why would the Trump administration ban travel from Chad?

In September, the Trump administration issued a revised travel ban after conducting a “worldwide review” to determine whether citizens from other countries posed a security or safety threat. The administration continued to ban citizens from most of the Muslim majority countries sanctioned…