Ambiguous announcement from DHS:

[malthaussen]

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2017/01/29/department-homeland-security-response-recent-litigation


"WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security will continue to enforce all of President Trump’s Executive Orders in a manner that ensures the safety and security of the American people. President Trump’s Executive Orders remain in place—prohibited travel will remain prohibited, and the U.S. government retains its right to revoke visas at any time if required for national security or public safety. President Trump’s Executive Order affects a minor portion of international travelers, and is a first step towards reestablishing control over America's borders and national security.

Approximately 80 million international travelers enter the United States every year. Yesterday, less than one percent of the more than 325,000 international air travelers who arrive every day were inconvenienced while enhanced security measures were implemented. These individuals went through enhanced security screenings and are being processed for entry to the United States, consistent with our immigration laws and judicial orders.

The Department of Homeland Security will faithfully execute the immigration laws, and we will treat all of those we encounter humanely and with professionalism. No foreign national in a foreign land, without ties to the United States, has any unfettered right to demand entry into the United States or to demand immigration benefits in the United States.

The Department of Homeland Security will comply with judicial orders; faithfully enforce our immigration laws, and implement President Trump’s Executive Orders to ensure that those entering the United States do not pose a threat to our country or the American people."

Note the last paragraph: they're trying to have it both ways. They will "comply with judicial orders" but will "implement... Executive Orders" to Keep America Safe.

-- Mal

[madaboutharry]

1. Translation:

"We are clueless and have no idea what to do."

[malthaussen]

3. One possible translation, yeah...

... I prefer "Does this announcement cover my ass sufficiently?"

No, DHS, this announcement makes your ass look big.

-- Mal

[GliderGuider]

8. +1 nt

[C_U_L8R]

2. Keep marching

Until Trump capitulates and takes his heinous order back

[Cirque du So-What]

4. Doesn't sound ambiguous to me

Opening text sez 'will continue to enforce ALL...' that flows from Cheeto Benito's XO-signing pen, negating all that follows.

[librechik]

5. they meant to poke a camel nose under the tent

instead they stumbled into the tent and brought the whole thing out in the open

[geek tragedy]

6. General Kelly has already soiled his legacy nt

[malthaussen]

7. Definitely screwed the pooch.

Quelle surprise. Appears Mr Bannon said "frog," and the good general replied "how high?"

-- Mal

[geek tragedy]

9. I thought the answer was "Pepe!" nt

[Wounded Bear]

10. "Enhanced security screenings"

Sound familiar?

[malthaussen]

12. I actually missed that.

Quite right you are. Well, presumably Mr Kelly is in sympathy with the rest of the Gang of Idiots or he wouldn't have been put in charge of DHS.

-- Mal

[JTFrog]

11. Fuck Donald Trump. Fuck his insane gang of Nazis too. nt

[malthaussen]

13. Thank you, no.

Can you imagine the sort of infection one would get if he did that?

-- Mal