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TRUMP’S EXECUTIVE ORDERS

A guide to understanding executive orders and their history across presidencies By Sarah Gardner gardnese@indiana.edu | @sarahhhgardner

President Trump signed an executive order Friday to restrict travel from seven countries, among other restrictions. Here’s how executive orders, including this particular order, work. Executive orders Executive orders are, by legal

definition, presidential policy directives that do not require congressional approval and, though binding, are still subject to legal review. They are a type of executive action. The president’s power to sign an executive order — and take all executive actions — comes from Article II of the United States Constitution.

Past executive order use Historically, executive orders have been used to direct federal agencies on their priorities, use of resources, and interpretation of law and policy, not to create new law. Frequency of executive orders In the first seven days of his presidency, Trump signed six

executive orders and several other executive actions and memorandums. For comparison Barack Obama signed nine executive orders in his first ten days in office and 16 executive orders in January and February in his first year of presidency. Many presidents sign orders and actions frequently at the beginning of their term. Such actions tend to then taper off.

RESISTANCE Bloomington, IU communities rally in support of local immigrants and international students

Executive order on international travel Friday’s executive order is titled “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States.” “Deteriorating conditions in certain countries due to war, strife, disaster, and civil unrest SEE ORDERS, PAGE 5

Politicans criticize or stay silent on order Is history repeating itself? page 2 IU professors offer historical analysis for Trump’s executive order. One compared it to the Holocaust. By Lyndsay Jones jonesly@indiana.edu | @lyndsayjonesy

student-athletes in addition to President Michael McRobbie’s statement: “To our international students participating in intercollegiate Athletics: I am reaching out directly to you during this uncertain and challenging time to make sure you know that you continue to be completely welcome here at Indiana University. Consistent with the tenants of The Spirit of Indiana: 24 Sports, One Team, we are committed to you and to diversity and inclusivity. Indiana University’s commitment to diversity and inclusivity in the context of international students and international engagement has been most recently set forth in the attached statement from President Michael A. McRobbie which I trust you will find both eloquent

President Trump’s decision to sign an executive order limiting emigration from seven Muslim-majority countries to the United States drew criticism from many politicians. The controversial order placed a four-month hold on permitting refugees entrance to the U.S. and a temporary ban on travelers from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Syrian refugees are prohibited from entry to the U.S. indefinitely. All policies were effective immediately. Monroe County Democratic Party Chair Mark Fraley said he thought the order was un-American. “This is a terrible assault on human decency,” Fraley said. “Here in MoCo, we’re aware of the terrible consequences of this.” In September 2016 the state department confirmed Bloomington would begin the resettlement process of refugees in early 2017. However, decisions regarding budgeting for refugee resettlement across the country were postponed until April; therefore, the earliest any refugees could make it to Bloomington was 2018. Although Fraley said he disagreed with the executive order, neither the local Democratic nor Republican party formally issued a statement. Republican Party Chairman William Ellis said the group focuses primarily on local issues and felt a statement on the order deviated from a local focus. “If we focus too much on what Donald Trump is doing or what the administration is doing, it could muddle what we do here,” Ellis said. Gov. Eric Holcomb remained silent on the issue, as did governors from bordering states Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio. Michigan’s Republican Gov. Rick Snyder was an exception. In an interview with a Michigan radio station, Snyder said enforcing immigration law was not a priority or primary function of state and local police and said the state planned to continue to welcome immigrants as part of a long-term plan to increase the state’s population. As protesters gathered in airports around the country and the American Civil Liberties Union scrambled to put together an argument for a temporary stay that would allow detained travelers to remain in the U.S., senators took to social media to express their concerns. “We can make our country even safer and do so in a way that is consistent with our values,” tweeted Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Indiana. “The executive order that was signed yesterday by Donald Trump is not one of those ways.” Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, released a statement to Fox59 in Indianapolis that remained neutral on the issue. “The federal government has no more important responsibility than protecting the American people, and refugees from any country should only be permitted to enter the United States if we are certain they do not represent a threat to our citizens,” Young said. “I look forward to carefully analyzing this temporary

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Protesters wave signs and chant, “no ban, no wall,” Sunday afternoon on the Monroe County Courthouse lawn in response to the executive order President Trump signed Friday. The order banned travelers from seven Middle Eastern countries for 90 days.

Hundreds gather at the courthouse, chant ‘no ban, no wall’ in show of solidarity By Eman Mozaffar and Cody Thompson emozaffa@indiana.edu | @emanmozaffar comthomp@indiana.edu @CodyMThompson

In the emotional aftermath of President Trump’s divisive executive order to ban travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries on Friday, hundreds gathered on the lawn of the Monroe County Courthouse Sunday to support local immigrants and international students. The order, which banned immigrants from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Lybia, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen from entering the United States for at least 90 days, has prompted protests across the country in airports and community centers. Organized by Btown Justice, the rally saw protesters listening

to speeches and chants. “I always feel so guilty,” said IU sophomore Luma Khabbaz. “I did nothing to deserve this. Most of us are here because of pure luck.” Khabbaz, public relations chair of the Muslim Student Association at IU, said she is a Syrian-American Muslim and most of her family still lives in Syria. MSA will focus on inclusion, tolerance and change in the future, Khabbaz said. Then she called out President Trump directly. “A letter to my president,” she said. “First, you will never be my president.” The crowd roared as she paused for another moment. Then she called Trump a coward and continued. “You don’t know what it’s like to know how to dodge bullets

Protests at Indy airport, page 3 Protesters and federal government officials gathered Sunday in response to President Trump’s executive order.

“You don’t know what it’s like to know how to dodge bullets but not how to ride a bike.”

but not how to ride a bike,” she said. After Khabbaz finished speaking, Gionni Ponce spoke on behalf of the Latino Graduate Student Association. Ponce said Trump was targeting those he thinks are weak. “But as a group, we’re not weak,” she said. “With help, we are not weak.” There were also speakers from the Black Graduate Student Association, the UndocuHoosier Alliance and the Maurer School

Luma Khabbaz, sophomore public relations chair of the Muslim Student Association at IU

SEE COURTHOUSE, PAGE 5

“You know those pictures you share on Facebook of children washing up on European shores? My family got in those boats.” Suzanne Kawamleh, Ph.D. candidate and Syrian refugee

IU president, provost among university leaders to condem executive order

Fred Glass reaches out to University’s numerous international student-athletes

By Jesse Naranjo

From IDS reports

jlnaranj@indiana.edu | @jesselnaranjo

In the wake of Friday’s immigration executive order universities around the country are working to address the influence it could have on international students. IU, a school that enrolled more than 6,000 international students at the beginning of the year, is no exception. The executive order bans entry to the United States of travelers from seven Muslimmajority countries for 90 days in addition to a 120-day freeze on admission of all refugees and a halt on any Syrian immigrants indefinitely. IU President Michael McRobbie issued a statement Sunday that affirmed the University’s commitment to its international student population while urging international

IUB students from affected countries Iran 30 Sudan 1 Iraq 1 Syria 0 Yemen 2 Libya 2 Somalia 0 TOTAL 36 SOURCE IU Office of International Services IU professor cancels research trip, page 2 As a dual citizen of Iran, the professor feared being denied re-entry to the U.S. students, especially those from the seven banned countries, to reassess travel and visa plans. SEE STATEMENT, PAGE 5

After President Trump issued an executive order banning travelers from seven countries from entry to the United States for 90 days Friday, the IU Office of International Services sent all international students an email outlining what the new restrictions mean to students based on their nationalities. Fifteen of the 24 IU athletic teams have international student athletes. As of each sport’s most recently updated roster on iuhoosiers.com, there are 53 international student-athletes from 20 different countries, but none of these athletes are from the seven countries — Iran, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Libya, Sudan and Yemen — in Trump’s ban. IU Athletics Director Fred Glass sent the following email to international

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