The Supreme Court ruled Monday that President Trump’s immigration travel ban against six majority-Muslim countries can take full effect while legal challenges against the latest version remain pending. The ruling means travelers from Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia and Chad with “bona fide” connections to the United States can continue to enter the country while […]
SCOTUS Ends 4th Circuit Travel-Ban Challenge…
One of the challenges to President Donald Trump’s March 6 executive order, often known as the “travel ban,” came to an end at the Supreme Court today, at least for now. In a brief order issued this evening, the justices sent Trump v. International Refugee Assistance Project back to the U.S. Court of Appeals for […]
In Travel-Ban Case, Justices Block Lower-Court Ruling On Refugee Admissions…
At least for now, the federal government will be able to rely on President Donald Trump’s March 6 executive order, often known as the “travel ban,” to bar nearly 24,000 refugees from entering the country. In late June, the Supreme Court allowed most of the order – which froze the issuance of visas for travelers […]
SCOTUS Order in Travel Ban Case…
Judge Who Ruled Against Trump Travel Ban Is Former Obama Classmate…
It turns out that Judge Derrick Watson, the U.S. District Court Judge who on Wednesday ruled against President Trump’s temporary travel restriction, has an interesting connection to President Obama: both he and the 44th president were classmates at Harvard Law School…
REPORT: Obama Loyalists Suspected of ‘Sabotage’ with Leak of Travel Ban…
Trump administration officials believe that a Department of Homeland Security report that undercut the president’s position on his travel ban was drafted with the express intent of leaking it to the press, a source close to the department says. The source said the report was drafted by those loyal to the Obama administration inside the […]