Immigration ban a new hurdle for anti-terrorism campaign
A military boot is seen at the scene of a suicide car bomb attack by al Shabaab in Somalia"s capital Mogadishu, Somalia on September 18, 2016. The biggest concern for regional countries, especially Kenya will be Somalia, where the US travel ban is deemed counterproductive, as it seeks to help the Somali military fight Al Shabaab. PHOTO | REUTERS
US President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily barring citizens of Somalia, Sudan and five other Muslim-majority countries from entering the US has left the region in limbo, complicating counter-terrorism efforts while also putting in doubt the resettlement of refugees.
The order did not escape the attention of State Department officials who circulated a draft memo criticising President Trump’s executive order on immigration.
