[leereeves]

Finding a source isn't the problem. The problem is finding the truth amid all the confusion and partisanship.

> White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus: "We didn't overrule the Department of Homeland Security, as far as green card holders moving forward, it doesn't affect them"

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/priebus-immigr...

I'm wondering if this was a reversal or a misunderstanding.

[ern]

A reversal (Google for "trump reverse green card"): http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trum...

In case you don't trust The Independent Here's a solidly right wing source to back it up: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/444372/trumps-executive...

[leereeves]

Both of those sources are merely someone's opinion.

The order was signed on Jan 27. On the morning of Jan 29, Priebus said that it did not affect green card holders.

If that's a reversal, it was remarkably quick.

[nl]

I think that is mostly because they didn't know themselves.

One key question for many is how the order will affect US green card holders and people who hold dual citizenship with a Trump approved country and one of the seven banned nations.

Adding to the confusion, Trump administration officials seemed to at times contradict themselves during appearances on Sunday news shows. In mere minutes during an interview with NBC, White House chief of staff Reince Priebus said the order "doesn't affect" green card holders, then later said "of course" it affects green card holders from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia -- the seven countries Trump has temporarily stop immigration from for 90 days.[1]

and then:

Friday night, DHS arrived at the legal interpretation that the executive order restrictions applying to seven countries -- Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Sudan and Yemen -- did not apply to people with lawful permanent residence, generally referred to as green card holders. The White House overruled that guidance overnight, according to officials familiar with the rollout. That order came from the President's inner circle, led by Stephen Miller and Steve Bannon. Their decision held that, on a case by case basis, DHS could allow green card holders to enter the US.[2]

Trump fans will hate it of course, but it seems CNN have the best source of leaks.

It's worth noting that Priebus isn't part of the Miller/Bannon circle, so his statements may have been a powerplay to try to moderate the policy.

[1] http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/29/politics/donald-trump-trav...

[2] http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/28/politics/donald-trump-trav...

[ern]

"It will bar green card holders," Gillian Christensen, acting Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman, said in an email.

http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/US-Homeland-Security-Gree...

Now, of course, one could argue that the spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security was making things up, but the overwhelming evidence, from ideologically and geographically diverse news sources all says the same thing: the ban included green cards, before being reversed.

[leereeves]

Selective quoting?

A senior White House official later sought to clarify the situation, saying green card holders who had left the United States and wanted to return would have to visit a U.S. embassy or consulate to undergo additional screening.

Additional screening, not barring green card holders.

[nl]

There had been some debate whether green card holders should be even allowed to board international flights. It was decided by the Department of Homeland Security they could fly to the US and would be considered on a case-by-case basis after passing a secondary screening... Separately, a person familiar with the matter said career officials in charge of enforcing the executive order were not fully briefed on the specifics until Friday. The officials were caught off guard by some of the specifics and raised questions about how to handle the new banned passengers on US-bound planes. Regarding the green card holders and some of the confusion about whether they were impacted, the person familiar with the matter said if career officials had known more about the executive order earlier, some of the confusion could have been avoided and a better plan could be in place.[1]

They were making it up as they went, and different parts of the government got different messages.

[1] http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/28/politics/donald-trump-trav...

[leereeves]

Yeah, it seems clear that they failed the execution, whatever their intentions were.

Not that surprising given their lack of experience in government.