Accuracy in Media

The oft-used liberal media moniker of “travel ban” to describe President Donald Trump’s refugee vetting and temporary delay of travelers from Arabic nations is commonplace among today’s headlines. Let’s take a look at what the media said about the updated order, which exempted visa holders and those from Iraq: Bloomberg: Trump’s revised travel ban is […]

The U.S. government will not grant visa-free travel to five European Union member countries (Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland and Romania), and as a result, some parliamentary members of the European Union are threatening to end the visa-free status that Americans have with the European Union. Does that sound fair, or foul, to you?

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) deported 0.5% of visa overstays last year; that’s a huge security risk. Photo by BobboSphere

From CNN: The European Union is considering requiring Americans and Canadians to apply for visas, even if they only want to come for a short break. So why the tougher line? European officials say they may suspend a visa waiver program for the U.S. and Canada because they still require citizens of some EU countries […]

From the Free Beacon: Leading lawmakers identified Belgium as a hotspot for terrorism months ago and are warning that many of the radicalized individuals living there are still able to travel to the United States without first obtaining a visa and undergoing thorough security checks. Rep. Ron DeSantis (R., Fla.), a member of the House […]

Well…sounded like the State Department didn’t like Afghan interpreters for our military: The U.S. State Department said this week that it would scrap its rule changes to the visa program for Afghan military interpreters, which advocacy groups said had retroactively made thousands of applicants ineligible for the program. Photo by U.S. Army Europe Images

Inept government bureaucracy at DHS, folks. Photo by North Charleston

Out of the 527,000 that had visas in the past year to be in the U.S., government officials estimate that at least 427,000 of them are still here illegally.

So why can’t America vet refugees and visa applicants better after this terrorist attack? Photo by CSUF Photos

Free Beacon with the latest: Secretary of State John Kerry is working to reassure Iranian leaders that recent congressional efforts to tighten counter-terrorism measures will not harm Iranian interests, according to a letter sent by Kerry to Iran’s foreign minister. The assurances come following efforts by Congress to tighten restrictions in the visa waiver program, […]