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On Monday, December 4, 2017, the Supreme Court ruled that President Trump’s latest travel ban is now in full effect as legal challenges over the ban continue in lower courts. The nine-member court granted the administration’s request to lift two injunctions by lower courts that had partially blocked the ban, which is the third version […]

The President’s third travel ban has been reinstated, for now. On Nov. 13, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an order staying the Hawaii District Court’s decision that issued a preliminary injunction against the highly controversial travel restrictions. So what does this mean? With travel ban 3.0 now in […]

The third time is not the charm for President Trump, as a U.S. District Judge in Hawaii has blocked the latest attempt by the White House to implement a controversial travel ban. The third travel ban was issued by way of Presidential Proclamation on Sept. 24, 2017 and placed country-specific restrictions on both immigrants and […]

The Supreme Court has dismissed one of the challenges to the now-expired Trump travel ban. The Court addressed the case stemming from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, which had previously ruled that the March travel ban violated the Constitution’s protections against religious discrimination. In a one-paragraph order, the Court dismissed the […]

Sunday night, President Trump issued a new executive order indefinitely banning almost all travel to the United States from seven countries, including most of the nations covered by his original travel ban and adding North Korea, Chad and Venezuela. Sudan has been dropped from the list. The new order cites threats to national security posed […]

The Supreme Court has announced a new compromise over President Trump’s travel ban. The government may enforce tight restrictions on refugees, but it must also adhere to the expanded definition of close familial relationship, which was handed down by Hawaii District Court Judge Derrick Watson last week. What has happened since the Supreme Court got […]

On June 26, President Trump’s travel ban was reinstated, in part. The Supreme Court granted the government’s request to stay lower court injunctions, but it added an important detail. According to the Court, the travel ban may not be enforced against foreign nationals who have a credible claim of a bona fide relationship to a […]

On June 26, the Supreme Court partially restored President Trump’s travel ban. To gain entry to the U.S., individuals from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen are now required to demonstrate a credible claim of a “bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States.” Implementation of the travel ban began at […]

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on President Trump’s travel ban. The controversial ban suspends entry of foreign nationals from six countries identified as presenting heightened terrorism risks — Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. The original order resulted in chaos at airports around the country, and it was immediately challenged and […]

President Trump’s controversial “travel ban” is back in the news. This time, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in part against the President’s travel ban on Monday. This decision comes only days after the 4th Circuit announced that the travel ban violated constitutional protections against religious discrimination. What does this mean? The battle over […]