Trump fails to get travel ban reinstated
US President Donald Trump has insisted he will get the immigration order barring citizens from seven mainly Muslim countries restored
Washington/Beirut — A US appeal court late on Saturday denied a request from the US Department of Justice to immediately restore a immigration order from President Donald Trump barring citizens from seven mainly Muslim countries and temporarily banning refugees. The court ruling dealt a further setback to Trump, who has denounced the judge in the state of Washington who blocked his executive order on Friday. In tweets and comments to reporters, the president has insisted he will get the ban reinstated. Trump says the temporary immigration restrictions on citizens from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, and on all refugees, are necessary to protect the United States from Islamist militants. Critics say they are unjustified and discriminatory. The judge’s order and the appeal ruling have created what may be a short-lived opportunity for travelers from the seven affected countries to get into the US while the legal uncertainty continues. In a brief order, the appeals c...
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