Trump announced a new travel ban. The Wall Street Journal breaks it down. As Canada’s wildfires continue to rage, dangerous air is sweeping across the U.S. PBS explores conditions in the worst-hit states. The NBA Finals begin tonight between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers. The Ringer’s Michael Pina tells us what to watch for. Plus, how Columbia University could lose its accreditation, the small Republican town that rallied to help an ICE detainee, and a mass evacuation after unexploded World War II bombs were found. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.
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Good morning. It's Thursday, June 5th. I'm Shemita Basu. This is Apple News Today. On today's show, Trump bans citizens of 12 countries from traveling to the U.S. The NBA Finals brings together two overlooked franchises, and a woman who was detained by ICE in April has been allowed to return home. Let's start with President Trump's executive order last night banning travel to the U.S.
from 12 countries targeting mostly African and Middle Eastern nations. They include Afghanistan, Libya, Somalia and Iran. And Trump issued partial restrictions on another seven countries, including Venezuela and Sierra Leone.
He announced the order in a recorded statement from the Oval Office, connecting it to the recent attack on people in Colorado who were marching to support the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
The recent terror attack in Boulder, Colorado, has underscored the extreme dangers posed to our country by the entry of foreign nationals who are not properly vetted, as well as those who come here as temporary visitors and overstay their visas. We don't want them.
In the 21st century, we've seen one terror attack after another carried out by foreign visa overstayers from dangerous places all over the world.
The man accused of injuring 12 people in that attack is an Egyptian national, which is not one of the countries restricted under this order. This travel order is similar to the one the president imposed in his first term, though with more countries involved this time.
Trump vowed to bring the ban back on the campaign trail, and he made it clear in his address last night that this order had actually been in the works for a long time. He said he'd been planning this since the start of his term.
We will not let what happened in Europe happen to America. That's why on my first day back in office, I directed the Secretary of State to perform a security review of high-risk regions and make recommendations for where restrictions should be imposed.
The first travel ban Trump imposed in 2017 went through several iterations and court challenges before ultimately being upheld by the Supreme Court, though Trump at the time complained that the version had been, quote, watered down. That order was ultimately rescinded by President Biden when he took office.
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