Houston, June 10: An extensive travel ban issued by US President Donald Trump took effect amid growing chaos over the Trump administration's immigration enforcement. Over the weekend, protesters clashed and faced off with National Guard troops in downtown Los Angeles during the demonstrations against immigration raids that swept across California.
In New York City, demonstrators occupied the Trump Tower on Monday, demanding the release of immigrants detained in recent raids. Police arrested at least 20 of them after a standoff lasting about 20 minutes, Xinhua news agency reported quoting local media. US President Donald Trump’s Border Czar Tom Homan Defends Marine Deployment to Los Angeles Amid Immigration Protests.
Trump signed a proclamation last week, fully banning the entry of nationals from 12 countries, namely Afghanistan, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Myanmar, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, citing national security risks. According to a release by the White House, these countries were found "to be deficient with regards to screening and vetting and determined to pose a very high risk to the Unitssocial','https://www.latestly.com/world/donald-trumps-travel-ban-takes-effect-amid-growing-chaos-over-immigration-raids-in-los-angeles-6917976.html');return false" href="https://facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.latestly.com/world/donald-trumps-travel-ban-takes-effect-amid-growing-chaos-over-immigration-raids-in-los-angeles-6917976.html" title="Share on Facebook">