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U.S. top court lets Trump's latest travel ban go into full effect

By Lawrence Hurley

 

FILE PHOTO: International passengers arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Dulles, Virginia, U.S., June 26, 2017. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan/Files

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to President Donald Trump by allowing his latest travel ban targeting people from six Muslim-majority countries to go into full effect even as legal challenges continue in lower courts.

 

The nine-member court, with two liberal justices dissenting, granted his administration's request to lift two injunctions imposed by lower courts that had partially blocked the ban, which is the third version of a contentious policy that Trump first sought to implement a week after taking office in January.

 

The high court's action means that the ban will now go fully into effect for people from Chad, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen seeking to enter the United States. The Republican president has said the travel ban is needed to protect the United States from terrorism by Islamic militants.

 

The ban was challenged in separate lawsuits by the state of Hawaii and the American Civil Liberties Union. Both sets of challengers said the latest ban, like the earlier ones, discriminates against Muslims in violation of the U.S. Constitution and is not permissible under immigration laws.

 

Trump had promised as a candidate to impose "a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States." Last week he shared on Twitter anti-Muslim videos posted by a far-right British party leader.

 

"President Trump's anti-Muslim prejudice is no secret - he has repeatedly confirmed it, including just last week on Twitter," ACLU lawyer Omar Jadwat said.

 

"It's unfortunate that the full ban can move forward for now, but this order does not address the merits of our claims. We continue to stand for freedom, equality and for those who are unfairly being separated from their loved ones," Jadwat added.

 

The Justice Department, which has defended the ban, had no immediate comment.

 

Lower courts had previously limited the scope of the ban to people without either certain family connections to the United States or formal relationships with U.S.-based entities such as universities and resettlement agencies.

 

Trump's ban also covers people from North Korea and certain government officials from Venezuela, but the lower courts had already allowed those provisions to go into effect.

 

The high court said in two similar one-page orders that lower court rulings that partly blocked the latest ban should be put on hold while appeals courts in San Francisco and Richmond, Virginia weigh the cases. Both courts are due to hear arguments in those cases this week.

 

The Supreme Court said the ban will remain in effect regardless of what the appeals courts rule, at least until the justices ultimately decide whether to take up the issue on the merits, which they are highly likely to do. The court's order said the appeals courts should decide the cases "with appropriate dispatch."

 

"We agree a speedy resolution is needed for the sake of our universities, our businesses and most of all, for people marginalized by this unlawful order," Hawaii Attorney General Douglas Chin said.

 

Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor said they would have denied the administration's request.

 

STRONG SIGNAL

 

Monday's action sent a strong signal that the court is likely to uphold the ban on the merits when the case likely returns to the justices in the coming months.

 

There are some exceptions to the ban. Certain people from each targeted country can still apply for a visa for tourism, business or education purposes, and any applicant can ask for an individual waiver.

 

The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Nov. 13 let the ban go partly into effect while the litigation continued, lifting part of a Hawaii-based district court judge's nationwide injunction.

 

Separately, a judge in Maryland partly blocked the ban on similar lines in the case spearheaded by the ACLU.

 

The 9th Circuit and the Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals are due to hear oral arguments on the merits of the challenges on Wednesday and Friday, respectively.

 

Trump issued his first travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries in January, then issued a revised one in March after the first was blocked by federal courts. The second one expired in September after a long court fight and was replaced with the present version.

 

The Trump administration said the president put the latest restrictions in place after a worldwide review of the ability of each country in the world to issue reliable passports and share data with the United States.

 

The administration argues that a president has broad authority to decide who can come into the United States, but detractors say the expanded ban violates a law forbidding the government from discriminating based on nationality when issuing immigrant visas.

 

The administration has said the ban is not discriminatory and pointed out that many Muslim-majority countries are unaffected by it. Trump has made statements, however, that his legal opponents say reinforce their contention that his actions are based in anti-Muslim sentiments.

 

(Reporting by Lawrence Hurley; Additional reporting by Mica Rosenberg in New York; Editing by Will Dunham)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-12-05

[binjalin]

Don't like Trump and wince at his ineptness but it's a no-brainer to control immigration or send them all to Hawaii and see how they like that those pompous *********s.

[Estrada]

Trump's call for an immediate 6 month ban to allow immigration to improve their vetting system was just a ploy to ban Muslims and stir hate. Trump has been President now for almost a year so the ban is no longer necessary as the 6 month period required to allow the improved vetting system to be set up, has already lapsed. Unless, of course, he always intended a permanent ban.

[FreddieRoyle]

Quite unbelievable the pace Trump is running at, he is solving every problem simultaneously it is beautiful waking up to these good news stories. I will admit to doubting the MAGA movement, I thought the swamp was just too big and entrenched, but this is proof that Trumps deal making can beat the stubbornest of opponents. Three cheers for Trump!! And three cheers for the safety of Americans - just think of all the senseless attacks on men, women and children going about their daily life in their towns and cities that have now been prevented thanks to Trump. 

[mjef]

42 minutes ago, FreddieRoyle said:

Quite unbelievable the pace Trump is running at, he is solving every problem simultaneously it is beautiful waking up to these good news stories. I will admit to doubting the MAGA movement, I thought the swamp was just too big and entrenched, but this is proof that Trumps deal making can beat the stubbornest of opponents. Three cheers for Trump!! And three cheers for the safety of Americans - just think of all the senseless attacks on men, women and children going about their daily life in their towns and cities that have now been prevented thanks to Trump. 

With "attacks on men, women and children" do you mean recent mass shootings or what? I'm wondering how can some Americans be so ignorant!

[riclag]

1 hour ago, FreddieRoyle said:

Quite unbelievable the pace Trump is running at, he is solving every problem simultaneously it is beautiful waking up to these good news stories. I will admit to doubting the MAGA movement, I thought the swamp was just too big and entrenched, but this is proof that Trumps deal making can beat the stubbornest of opponents. Three cheers for Trump!! And three cheers for the safety of Americans - just think of all the senseless attacks on men, women and children going about their daily life in their towns and cities that have now been prevented thanks to Trump. 

A win for America and American values

[FreddieRoyle]

24 minutes ago, mjef said:

With "attacks on men, women and children" do you mean recent mass shootings or what? I'm wondering how can some Americans be so ignorant!

mjef, no I was not referring particularly to mass shootings. Mass shootings are carried out by sick individuals not just jihadis, although as we saw at Pulse nightclub jihadis do participate in mass shootings. I was referring more to the likes of vehicular jihad whereby the ideologist uses trucks to run down pedestrians. You might not be aware, but over in Europe there are concrete blocks everywhere pedestrians gather, totally ruining the aesthetics of our towns and cities. These huge ugly anti-jihad blocks are affectionately called Merkel Lego in honor of the politician that in spite of multiple warnings effectively invited all these jihadis to come and terrorize us. Trump sees this and acted to prevent it, for that we all owe him thanks. 

 

[craigt3365]

1 hour ago, FreddieRoyle said:

Quite unbelievable the pace Trump is running at, he is solving every problem simultaneously it is beautiful waking up to these good news stories. I will admit to doubting the MAGA movement, I thought the swamp was just too big and entrenched, but this is proof that Trumps deal making can beat the stubbornest of opponents. Three cheers for Trump!! And three cheers for the safety of Americans - just think of all the senseless attacks on men, women and children going about their daily life in their towns and cities that have now been prevented thanks to Trump. 

He's not even achieved one major piece of legislation yet! The tax deal isn't done. And this travel ban makes things worse,  not better.

 

If he was making America a safer place, he would have dealt with the terrorist attack in Vegas. But he didn't.

[khwaibah]

And all the libs are still screaming and crying..

[craigt3365]

Before you get too excited, the court still has to rule on the constitutionality of the ban. That will be done next year.

 

A big nothing burger.

[hawker9000]

And once again Clinton- and Obama-appointed judges with their anti-American agendas have it handed to them by SCOTUS.  The woodshed will be getting more business, and the nattering nabobs out busting windshields and inciting violence, I'm sure. 

[Jonnapat]

1 hour ago, riclag said:

A win for America and American values

Just what are American values, Please?

[IAMHERE]

Hawaii should be the new Ellis Island. Heck you can even move that Statue to Hawaii too.  America can have an island similar to Nauru Island, the Australians got a good idea there. The USA doesn't need more freedom of religion, it needs freedom from religion.

[riclag]

28 minutes ago, Jonnapat said:

Just what are American values, Please?

Assimilating !

http://www.themainewire.com/2017/02/democrats-omit-crucial-aspect-american-values-assimilation/

[Jonnapat]

1 hour ago, Jonnapat said:

Just what are American values, Please?

Still awaiting reply

[craigt3365]

3 hours ago, riclag said:

Assimilating !

http://www.themainewire.com/2017/02/democrats-omit-crucial-aspect-american-values-assimilation/

That's another person's opinion. Worth the same as yours or mine.

[MyFriend You]

8 hours ago, binjalin said:

Don't like Trump and wince at his ineptness but it's a no-brainer to control immigration or send them all to Hawaii and see how they like that those pompous *********s.

Hey, I live there, we have enough problems with the Haole Homeless people from the mainland, we don't need to add to it...........its just that one idiot Judge wanting to make a name for himself.  He'll see what happens during the next election.

[binjalin]

24 minutes ago, TunnelRat69 said:

Hey, I live there, we have enough problems with the Haole Homeless people from the mainland, we don't need to add to it...........its just that one idiot Judge wanting to make a name for himself.  He'll see what happens during the next election.

Well it's more than one judge  but you'll be glad to know Hawaii is not on many immigrants list.

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