US Supreme Court partly revives Trump’s Muslim travel ban

The widely criticised Muslim travel ban mooted by controversial American President Donald Trump has been partly revived by the US Supreme Court.

As the legal battle continues, justices granted parts of Trump’s administration’s request to put the order into effect immediately until it is reviewed later this year.

Read also: US court rules against Trump’s Muslim ban

The court said that the travel ban is in effect “with respect to foreign nationals who lack any bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States”.

The decision is seen as a win for Trump, who has insisted the ban is necessary for national security, despite criticism that it singles out Muslims in violation of the US constitution.

 

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