100,000 visas repealed under Trump’s travel ban

Washington: Over 100,000 visas have been repealed since US President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban a week ago.

The attorney exposed the data during a hearing in a lawsuit filed on behalf of two Yemeni brothers who arrived last Saturday at an Dulles airport near Washington D.C. but were sent back to Ethiopia due to the controversial order issued.

The US administration, for people like the Yemeni brothers, appears to be attempting a case-by-case reprieve. They and other plaintiffs in lawsuits around the US are being offered new visas and the opportunity to come to the US in exchange for dropping their suits.

The White House has downplayed the order’s effects on people in transit after chaos and protests erupted at airports around the country last Friday.