Observers say closed channel over terrorist threat 'illogical' and a setback to long-standing relations with affected countries US President Donald Trump's travel ban on 12 countries and partial restrictions on seven others to guard against so-called foreign terrorists is a "nonsensical" bid,

A Burmese American woman was eager to bring her siblings over to the U.S. from Myanmar amid a more than 15-year wait for visas.

For people in countries like Afghanistan and Myanmar, the president’s order dimmed hopes for sanctuary in the United States.

The U.N. envoy to Myanmar is warning that the Southeast Asian country is on “a path to self-destruction” if the violence doesn’t end. Julie Bishop told the U.N.

The effect of the ban was not apparent Monday at O'Hare International Airport where, eight years ago during Trump's first attempt at a travel ban, hundreds protested and over a dozen people were arrested.

Hla Wynn was looking forward to his annual trip to New York this summer, eager to spend time with family and help his brother recover from surgery. But the retired college professor said his long-standing plans are on hold until further notice now that U.

"The important thing for us is that the federal government and this administration recognized the importance of the Olympics and the Games," LA28 CEO Reynold Hoover told Reuters on Thursday.