Travellers to Massachusetts Who May Be Affected By the Ban, "To Do" Prior to Travelling?
With respect to the Presidential Executive Order: Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States and the people affected by it and further to the special case of people travelling to Massachusetts, is there anyone (or organisation) to contact prior to travel that may be helpful in transiting US immigration controls? Publications or guidance from a nationally recognised and accredited legal resource would be welcomed here.
Secondarily, are there any specific documents a traveller should carry with them with a view towards presenting them if need be? Links to specific documents that should be printed out and carried in hand luggage? Seeking qualified and informed answers.
NOTE: Answers to the so-called 'canonical' question contain excepts from news stories only. These can be obtained by a simple Google search and provide no clearly defined information of use to an individual traveller. Or in other words, they do not give specific advice to the traveller about how to best prepare for an adverse encounter event with US authorities. The 'canonical' question (a collection of news items that simply rehashes a Google search) does not address that problem.
Notes
Apart from the above, Solicitor Christi Jackson just gave an interview on BBC World which provides some information for travellers that might be helpful. Citations welcomed. Her colleague, Karnig Dukmajian, also spoke on BBC World earlier today.
Best Answer
On February 3, 2017 a United States District Judge nationwide have issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) which does not allow enforcing most of the executive order in question. This is reported... everywhere. I found The Guardian reporting quite good for two reasons.
It reports the courtroom proceedings which shows it's very likely the government has a very hard fight ahead if they want to appeal this ruling
Let me quote:
Customs officials have reportedly told US airlines that they can board passengers who had been barred from entering the country after a federal judge in Seattle ordered a temporary halt on Donald Trump’s travel ban for refugees and people from seven predominantly-Muslim nations.
This is extremely practical and good news.
Should one want to actually do research what the judge ordered, the entire TRO is here and I found it a surprisingly easy to read document. It references points of the original executive order. But for our purposes, right now, it seems the flights are on.
However, many people had their visa "provisionally cancelled", here's Time on this:
he State Department says fewer than 60,000 foreigners from seven majority-Muslim countries had their visas provisionally canceled after President Donald Trump's executive order blocked them from traveling to the U.S.
on the other hand, it is reported they are being reinstated:
Customs and Border Protection told major US airlines Friday night that it is reinstating visas following a federal judge’s decision to temporarily halt President Donald Trump’s travel ban.
so expect delays, chaos and fighting with the airline if you are affected and want to board an airplane to get back into the United States.
Also, the situation is extremely rapidly changing and there is absolutely no way to tell whether in the 8-10-12 hours it takes from takeoff to landing the government manages to reverse this.
One website offering practical advice is https://www.tracktheban.com/ and they promise to keep track of the events -- but they do not report any of the above yet so this promise is dubious a little.
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