Saturday, 4 February 2017

More than 100,000 visas revoked amid Trump travel ban: reports



Fadi Kassar (L) hugs his daughters Hnan, 8 and Lian, 5, for the first time in more than 2 years with his wife Razan (not pictured) looks on after the family was reunited following a flight from Amman, Jordan, at John F. Kennedy International airport in New York City February 2, 2017.  Bill Swersey/HIAS.org/Handout via REUTERS
Fadi Kassar (L) hugs his daughters Hnan, 8 and Lian, 5, for the first time in more than 2 years with his wife Razan (not pictured) looks on after the family was reunited following a flight from Amman, Jordan, at John F. Kennedy International airport in New York City February... REUTERS



More than 100,000 visas have been revoked in the wake of the Trump administrations recent travel ban on citizens of seven mainly Muslim countries, according to media reports on Friday.

The Washington Post reported the figure, citing a government attorney at a federal court hearing in Virginia. NBC News' Washington affiliate also reported the number from the hearing.

(Reporting by Susan Heavey; Editing by Eric Walsh)

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