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Trump's latest travel ban order blocked Trump's latest travel ban blocked by federal judge
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US President Donald Trump's latest bid to impose travel restrictions on citizens from eight countries entering the US has suffered a court defeat.US President Donald Trump's latest bid to impose travel restrictions on citizens from eight countries entering the US has suffered a court defeat.
A federal judge slapped a temporary restraining order on the open-ended ban before it could take effect this week.A federal judge slapped a temporary restraining order on the open-ended ban before it could take effect this week.
The policy targets Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Chad and North Korea, as well as some Venezuelan officials.The policy targets Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Chad and North Korea, as well as some Venezuelan officials.
Previous iterations of the ban targeted six Muslim-majority countries, but were checked by the Supreme Court. Previous iterations of the ban targeted six Muslim-majority countries, and were widely referred to as a "Muslim ban".
The state of Hawaii sued in Honolulu to block Mr Trump's third travel ban, which was set to go into effect early on Wednesday. The state of Hawaii sued in Honolulu to block Mr Trump's third version, which was set to go into effect early on Wednesday.
It argued the president did not have the powers under federal immigration law to impose such restrictions. Hawaii argued in court documents that the revised policy was fulfilling Mr Trump's campaign promise for "a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States", despite the addition of North Korea and Venezuela.
It also argued the president did not have the powers under federal immigration law to impose such restrictions.
US District Judge Derrick Watson, who blocked Mr Trump's last travel ban in March, issued the new restraining order.US District Judge Derrick Watson, who blocked Mr Trump's last travel ban in March, issued the new restraining order.
Judge Watson wrote that the new policy "suffers from precisely the same maladies as its predecessor". The president's controversial travel bans have each been frustrated by the courts to some degree.
He said "it lacks sufficient findings that the entry of more than 150 million nationals from six specified countries would be 'detrimental to the interests of the United States'". In Hawaii, Judge Watson decided that the new policy "suffers from precisely the same maladies as its predecessor".
Judge Watson added that it ignores an earlier federal appeals court ruling that found the president's previous ban exceeds the scope of his authority. He said "it lacks sufficient findings that the entry of more than 150 million nationals from six [of the] specified countries would be 'detrimental to the interests of the United States'".
The White House had contended the latest ban, announced in September, was based on a worldwide review of security protocols and information sharing. His decision temporarily blocks the ban on all targeted countries except North Korea and Venezuela.
But Hawaii argued in court documents that the revised policy was fulfilling Mr Trump's campaign promise for "a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States", despite the addition of North Korea and Venezuela. The ban is also facing court challenges from Maryland, Washington state, Massachusetts, California, Oregon and New York.
The latest order temporarily blocks the ban on all targeted countries except with respect to North Korea and Venezuela.
The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups are also challenging the new travel restrictions in Maryland.
Meanwhile, Washington state, Massachusetts, California, Oregon, New York and Maryland are also seeking to block the new ban in Seattle.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement the latest order was "dangerously flawed" and "undercuts" efforts to keep Americans safe.White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement the latest order was "dangerously flawed" and "undercuts" efforts to keep Americans safe.
"These restrictions are vital to ensuring that foreign nations comply with the minimum security standards required for the integrity of our immigration system and the security of our Nation," her statement read. "These restrictions are vital to ensuring that foreign nations comply with the minimum security standards required for the integrity of our immigration system and the security of our nation," she said.
"We are therefore confident that the Judiciary will ultimately uphold the President's lawful and necessary action and swiftly restore its vital protections for the safety of the American people." She said the White House was confident the president's "lawful and necessary action" would eventually be upheld by the courts.
The president's original ban in March was highly controversial, as it affected six majority-Muslim countries, and was widely labelled a "Muslim ban". As it stands, the Supreme Court has delayed its consideration of the case from October, asking all parties to resubmit briefs to the court accounting for the changes made between the second and third versions of the order.
It was subject to a range of legal challenges and several large-scale protests.
The ban was due to be considered by the US Supreme Court on 10 October after it was partly reinstated in July.
But last month the Supreme Court postponed the October oral arguments and called upon all parties challenging the White House to resubmit briefs to the court on whether the case should be dismissed.