US court rejects plea seeking immediate reinstatement of Trump travel ban

Trump administration lodged the request against a lower court order temporarily suspending the travel ban

Afp February 05, 2017

US President Donald Trump: PHOTO: REUTERS

LOS ANGELES: A US federal appeals court early Sunday rejected a request by the Department of Justice to immediately reinstate President Donald Trump's travel ban.

Trump's administration had lodged the request with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals as part of an appeal against a lower court order temporarily suspending the travel ban on citizens from seven mainly Muslim countries.

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For now, the travel ban suspension remains in place. Both the State and Homeland Security Departments said Saturday they were resuming normal practices concerning travelers from the affected countries.

Judge William Canby, Jr in Phoenix and Judge Michelle Friedland in San Francisco did not give a reason for their denial in a two-paragraph ruling.

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However, they told the states of Washington and Minnesota, which had filed the original suit against Trump's travel ban, to provide documents detailing their opposition to the government's appeal by 11:59 pm Sunday.

The Department of Justice was given a deadline of 3pm Monday to supply more documents supporting its position.

Expressing his anger, President Trump criticised the judiciary, saying it would open up the country to "potential terrorists".

The judge opens up our country to potential terrorists and others that do not have our best interests at heart. Bad people are very happy!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 5, 2017

COMMENTS (1)

curious2 | 7 years ago | Reply No surprise here. Fulfilling a campaign promise doesn't mean that there was a legitimate national emergency requiring immediate attention. The bigger problem facing Trump is that he has to appeal to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals - the most liberal of the Appeal Courts. The 9th Circuit is famous for making odd ball liberal rulings which are often overturned by the Supreme Court ... which is where this issue is likely to end up. . Trump would have been smarter had he waiting until his Attorney General nominee was confirmed before trying to implement this controversial law. Unfortunately the term "smarter" and Trump don't go hand in hand.

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