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Thirteen people detained at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport under an executive order signed Friday by President Donald Trump had all been released by Sunday evening. It appears that a...
WASHINGTON – Since Saturday evening, chants of "let them go," "free their grandma" and "refugees are welcome here" have loudly echoed down the hallways of Terminal D at DFW International Airport and other major airports around the country.
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"President Trump's latest executive action is already causing mass confusion for international airports nationwide," Fort Worth Rep. Marc Veasey added in a statement, noting that a ban on refugees was "wholly un-American."
WASHINGTON — A lone Republican, U.S. Rep. Will Hurd of Helotes, joined a handful of the Texas delegation's Democrats in challenging President Donald Trump's executive order banning travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries.
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U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey of Fort Worth announced on Twitter he was at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, one of the country's largest airports, assisting the detained.
Republican members of Congress from Texas' Tarrant County did not break with Donald Trump's executive order banning refugees from seven majority Muslim countries on Sunday, either...
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In contrast, North Texas Democratic Reps. Marc Veasey and Eddie Bernice Johnson oppose Trump's order. Veasey traveled to the Dallas-Fort Worth airport on Saturday night to join the protests.
Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas - Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement in response to President Trump's executive action to suspend refugee entry from seven Muslim-majority countries for 120 days and the resulting detention of immigrants at DFW Airport:
WASHINGTON — A lone Republican, U.S. Rep. Will Hurd of Helotes, joined a handful of the Texas delegation's Democrats in challenging President Donald Trump's executive order banning travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries.
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U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey of Fort Worth announced on Twitter he was at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, one of the country's largest airports, assisting the detained.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement after the U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis ordered a cost-cutting review of the F-35 strike fighter jet:
As President Donald Trump continues to call for a national investigation into voter fraud, there's sharp disagreement in Texas on whether it's a widespread problem at all.
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Conversely, U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, called on Trump to ask the GOP to help restore the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Recent recognition of Tarrant County's national standing as a Republican stronghold offers an interesting opportunity for Democrats. Since local voters have demonstrated their...
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Recent recognition of Tarrant County's national standing as a Republican stronghold offers an interesting opportunity for Democrats. Since local voters have demonstrated their...
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