Alvin Queen (Credit: Wikimedia) While President Donald Trump has faced public backlash and judicial pushback against his draconian immigration policies, it has only made him redouble. In order to bypass his proposed slate of travel restrictions — which many categorized as a religious ban — Trump ramped up the order to include countries like Venezuela, Chad and North Korea, which are not majority Muslim. While many point to former President Barack Obama as the forerunner in ushering in harsh immigration and visa policies that have proved devastating to individuals and families, Trump has tried to top him (per usual).