Justin Trudeau On Trump Refugee Ban: “Canadians Will Welcome You”

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has responded to US President Donald Trump‘s executive order halting the intake of refugees, saying that those fleeing persecution, terror and war are welcome in his country, regardless of their faith.

Trudeau followed up this Tweet with another, showing an archive photo of him welcoming a young Syrian refugee to a Canadian airport in 2015.

Donald Trump’s temporary ban, already in effect, has led to travellers being detained and turned back in America and abroad, and sparked a protest at New York‘s JFK International Airport
The executive order means that visitors from seven predominantly-Muslim countries will be banned from entering the US for 90 days, meaning Oscar-nominated Iranian director Asghar Farhadi will likely be unable to attend this year’s ceremony. 
While Justin Trudeau is standing behind refugees, Canada’s airlines have no choice but to comply with the new US regulation about international travellers from Muslim-majority countries. 
Per reports in Newsweek, a passenger was turned away from a WestJet Airlines flight from Canada to the US; the airline has not revealed the nationality of the passenger, but says it will give refunds to those affected by the ban. 
We have approached major Australian airlines for comment as to how the new US security and immigration protocols are being implemented here, and whether any travellers have thus far been affected.  
Source: Newsweek.
Photo: Vitaly Holovin / Stephanie Keith / Getty.

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