The Tap: Saturday, January 28, 2017
The Tap covered election news, public policy, and other noteworthy events from February 2016 to February 2022.
Review of the day
The excerpts below were compiled from issue #51 of The Tap, which was published on February 4, 2017. READ THE FULL VERSION HERE.
Federal
Federal Stay of January 27 Executive Order
- Following President Donald Trump’s immigration-related executive order issued on January 27, federal Judge Ann Donnelly issued an emergency stay of the order to prevent the removal of individuals with valid visas who were arriving in the United States from the included countries and were detained following the order. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, 100 to 200 individuals were detained at airports or in transit at the time of the stay. The executive order temporarily suspended the issuance of visas to individuals from seven countries and temporarily suspended all refugee admissions.
- For a detailed timeline of events related to the executive order, see this page.
Preview of the day
There were no items for this day in issue #50 of The Tap, which was published on January 28, 2017. See the "Review of the day" tab for more information.
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