Just a few hours ago, the ruling made by the U.S. federal court, determined whether or not the Trump Administration’s travel ban on countries practicing the Islamic faith or deemed more likely to include terrorists (Iraq, Iran, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Libya and Somalia) would be re-instated after being blocked by a federal judge on Friday.
The court gave the White House and State representatives until Monday the 30th of January to present new arguments to the table, with some states arguing that the ban was unconstitutional and against American values whereas the appeal for the ban, which included the Justice Department stating that Judge James Robart was “second-guessing” the President of the United States on a security matter fought viciously against the ban being suspended.
On Friday, in the defense of the ban, the Justice Department argued that the states within the U.S. didn’t have the right or authority to challenge the president’s executive order. On the other hand, the lawyers arguing for the states of Washington and Minnesota made the point that the ban went against the constitution as it prevented and denied people with valid entry documents the right to be able to travel freely and without process as well as violating freedom of religious rights by targeting people of the Islamic faith.
After Judge Robart ruled the ban to be suspended, Trump made comments about Robart, stating that the ruling was “ridiculous” and gave him the description of a “so-called judge” while vowing to his supporters that the ban would be restored.
Judge Robart has served on the bench of the US federal court since back after he was nominated by President George W. Bush in 2004 and is an experienced judge in the many cases he has been present in.
Only recently did the court rule that the ban in question will remain suspended until a full case about the ban can be heard and discussed, in response to Trump’s appeal to have the ban restored after Friday’s ruling against the ban.
Since then, the State Department has been reversing visa and green card cancellations and the Homeland security employees have been told to comply with the ruling against the ban. Airlines like Qatar Airways, Air France and Etihad Airways have all been told that they are now able to board “banned” passengers onto their flights and have resumed travel for citizens from the banned countries, aiding some of the confusion that occurred in airports across the US after the executive order was brought into force.
