Archive for February, 2017
Trump Abandons Travel Ban Legal Fight, Vows to Issue a New Executive Order on Immigration
After a Washington federal district court granted a temporary restraining order halting the enforcement of the travel ban, Trump and the Department of Justice quickly appealed the decision to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The Ninth Circuit sits below the U.S. Supreme Court. The Ninth Circuit reviewed the issue and agreed with the Washington […]
Washington District Court Issues a Blow to Trump’s Travel Ban
On Friday February 3, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against Trump’s executive order travel ban. The executive order temporarily prohibits travel to the U.S. of immigrants, nonimmigrants and refugees from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Sudan, Yemen and Somalia. Trump’s travel ban was shocking in that it represents the most […]