A federal judge in Hawaii has placed a nationwide hold on key aspects of President Donald Trump’s second attempt at a ban on travel ― a
scaled-back version that targeted all non-visa holders from six
Muslim-majority countries, as well as a halt on the U.S. refugee
resettlement program ― just hours before the new restrictions were to
take effect.
U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson said sections of the new travel order likely amounted to a violation of the First Amendment’s establishment clause, which forbids the government from disfavoring certain religions over others.
The ban was scheduled to begin at 12:01 a.m. ET on Thursday, 10 days after Trump signed the revised order. The staggered rollout was designed to give fair warning to those potentially affected ― a contrast from the disorderly implementation of the president’s original executive order, which left thousands of people stranded, detained or with their visas canceled without notice.
Watson gave short shrift to the Trump administration’s argument that the new restrictions applied to a “small fraction” of the world’s 50 predominantly Muslim nations ― and thus could not be read to discriminate against Muslims specifically.
“The illogic of the Government’s contentions is palpable,” Watson wrote in his 43-page
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Source: The Huffington Post
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