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Hawaii attorneys file amended lawsuit against Trump’s revised travel ban

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Hawaii attorney's file amended lawsuit against Trump's revised travel ban

The State of Hawaii becomes the first state to sue to stop President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban after its attorney’s on Wednesday filed a lawsuit at a federal court in Honolulu.

The state had previously sued over Trump’s initial travel ban, but that lawsuit was put on hold while other cases played out across the country.

Hawaii gave notice Tuesday night that it intended to file an amended lawsuit to cover the new ban, which goes into effect March 16.

The dictates of the revised travel ban states that people from six Muslim-majority nations who are seeking new visas are temporarily halted from entry into the U.S even as it also suspends the country’s refugee program.

Read also: Trump’s revised travel ban contested in court by State of Hawaii

According to reports, the federal judge who blocked the first ban was persuaded by the argument of two state attorneys general that it was causing “irreparable harm”.

It is less clear those arguments would prevail the next time around.
The revised travel ban aims to address legal issues with the original order, which caused confusion at airports, sparked protests around the country and was ultimately blocked by federal courts.

The order makes clear that lawful permanent residents (otherwise known as green card holders) are excluded from any travel ban, White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said on “Fox and Friends” Monday. Also those with validly issued visas will also be exempt from the ban.

Trump’s revised travel ban has been greeted with protests even as politicians describe the order as ‘un-American’ even as US civil rights groups including the ACLU have vowed to keep fighting US president’s ‘Muslim ban’ in court.

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