Background When President Trump issued his first Executive Order (Order I) addressing immigration, on January 26, 2017, we explained that it banned the entry of immigrant and nonimmigrant citizens of seven countries, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen, into the United States for 90 days. As we noted, Order I also suspended all […]
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President’s Executive Order Remains Blocked: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Denies Governments Motion for a Stay of Federal Court’s Temporary Restraining Order
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision late Thursday, denying the federal government’s motion to stay a temporary restraining order on the President’s Executive Order. The Court heard oral arguments from both sides earlier in the week. In a twenty-nine page, unanimous decision, the Ninth Circuit found that the Government had not shown […]
Federal Judge in Washington Grants Temporary Restraining Order Staying President’s Executive Order: President Vows to Appeal
On Friday, a federal judge in Seattle, Washington, issued a nation-wide temporary restraining order on President Trump’s Executive Order suspending admission into the United States by individuals from seven countries: Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. The states of Washington and Minnesota filed a legal challenge to the President’s Executive Order earlier in […]
