SCOOP: Diplomatic Cables Reveal Scramble to Enforce Trump’s Travel Ban
Internal guidance outlines who was barred, who could slip through, and how embassies were told to deliver the message abroad.
WASHINGTON — Newly released diplomatic cables show the Trump administration moving swiftly in June and July to enforce a sweeping travel ban affecting nationals of 19 countries, with internal instructions ranging from how to deny student visas to exceptions for Olympic athletes and persecuted minorities in Iran.
The cables (attached), obtained by the Red Eagle Law Firm through litigation, provide an unusually detailed window into the State Department’s behind-the-scenes efforts to carry out President Donald Trump’s June 4 proclamation suspending entry from countries deemed national security risks.