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Breaking: Grandparents exempt from travel ban

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Tahmina Watson

In the last couple of hours, Judge Watson in Hawaii ruled that grandparents are close family relationship and therefore will be exempt from the travel ban.  I have not seen the decision it seems brother-in-law, sister-in-law, nieces, nephews may also be exempt. Good news for sure. Here are two articles on the issue:

Yahoo news:

BBC:

Will update in due course.

 

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Tahmina Watson

Immigration Attorney at Watson Immigration Law, specializing in business and investor immigration.

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