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

The revised travel ban signed by US President Donald Trump which now targets six mainly Muslim dominated countries except Iraq, is being contested in court after the state of Hawaii sought a temporary restraining order on the travel ban.

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.

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.

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“We are carefully reviewing the new executive order to determine its impacts on Washington state and our next legal steps,” Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Monday.

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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