The news of the executive order broke while immigrants and refugees were mid-flight. That meant they were stranded in airports around the country.

One of the justifications for the executive order from the administration was that we needed to temporarily stop admitting immigrants and refugees from these seven countries in order to scrutinize and improve the vetting process. Ira speaks with the vetters about how they vet and what they make of the new order.

This week we document what happened when the President’s executive order went into effect, and talk about the way it was implemented. A major policy change thrown into the world like a fastball with no warning.

There is one line in the executive order that justifies its existence. It’s the second sentence in section 1.