Tag: Travel Ban

On September 24, 2017, President Trump issued travel ban 3.0, via Presidential Proclamation, which suspends the entry of certain nationals of eight designated countries — Chad, Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, North Korea, Venezuela and Somalia. However, these entry restrictions may be waived on a case-by-case basis. To qualify for a waiver, a consular officer or […]

Late last week, the federal government shut down. While this isn’t completely out of the norm, what is unusual is the fact that the controversy focused on our U.S. immigration system. President Trump’s presidential campaign and first year of office focused heavily on comprehensive immigration reform. The Immigration and Nationality Act hasn’t been formally amended since 1996 and […]

The President’s third attempt at preventing certain foreign nationals from entering the United States has hit another speed bump. On December 22, 2017, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a unanimous decision to partially block the latest Trump travel ban, which was issued via Presidential Proclamation on September 24, 2017. The three-judge panel determined […]

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 […]

On Tuesday, September 12, the Supreme Court agreed with the Trump Administration to put a hold on a lower court decision that would have allowed more refugees to enter the United States. The court issued a one-paragraph statement granting the administration’s request for a stay on the president’s executive order on immigration. There were no […]

Back in March, the United States banned passengers from carrying laptops onboard U.S.-bound flights from certain airports in the Middle East and North Africa. Four months later, the controversial travel restrictions have been lifted. Why did the Trump Administration impose the laptop ban? The United States was not the only country to place specific travel […]