AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – In response to President Trump’s temporary ban on immigrant travel certain foreign-born students and staff members at University of Texas, Austin, are being told to stay away from Mexican border checkpoints. UT spokesman J.B. Bird told The Dallas Morning News that citizens of the seven affected countries have been advised to avoid Texas’ southern border as a precaution against being caught in possible immigration detentions.
Similarly, Texas A&M President Michael Young advised students to “remain in the United States until the completion of their programs or until they plan to move to their home country permanently.”
The president’s executive order, issued Friday, temporarily bans entry to the U.S. for citizens from seven Muslim majority countries which were identified by the Obama administration as breeding grounds for terrorists. The order has led to widespread confusion and demonstrations over concerns that refugees and other immigrants would be permanently banned from the U.S.
The Trump administration has issued several statements explaining that the restrictions are only for 90 to 120 days while immigration vetting procedures are reexamined. The administration says the order does not apply to all Muslims and doesn’t apply to any immigrants who already hold green cards.
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