"Imagine being put back on a 12-hour flight and the trauma and craziness of this whole thing," said Mana Yegani, an immigration lawyer in Houston. "The new Republican president on Friday put a four-month hold on allowing refugees into the United States and temporarily barred travelers from Syria and six other Muslim-majority countries. Dutch airline KLM said on Saturday it had refused carriage to the United States to seven passengers from predominately Muslim countries.Canada's WestJet Airlines said it turned back a passenger bound for the United States on Saturday in order to comply with the order. AGENCIES SCRAMBLEIn Washington, the agencies charged with handling immigration and refugee issues grappled with how to interpret the measure. "Senior administration officials said it would have been "reckless" to broadcast details of the order in advance of new security measures.

Source: The Star January 28, 2017 22:18 UTC