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MrTrump'sexecutiveorderssparkedprotestsacrossthecountryAP

DonaldTrumphassecuredaconsiderablelegaland
politicalvictory,aftertheSupremeCourtruledthatitwill
allowalimitedversionofhisMuslimtravelbantotake
effect.

Aseriesoflowercourtshadruledhisexecutiveorder,
banningtheentryofpeoplefromsixMuslimmajority
nationsandsuspendingAmerica'srefugeeprogramme,
wasunconstitutional.

However,theSupremeCourtsaiditwouldheararguments
fromMrTrumpslawyerswhenjusticesreturnfortheir
nextterminOctober.Itsaidthatinthemeantime,itwould
grantpartsofhisadministrationsemergencyrequestto

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puttheMarch6executiveorderintoeffectimmediately
whilewhatislikelytobealengthylegalbattlecontinues.

DonaldTrumpblast"judicialoverreach"asHawaiijudgeblocks
travelban An

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Wegrantthegovernmentsapplicationstostaythe
injunctions,totheextenttheinjunctionsprevent
enforcementof[MrTrumpsexecutiveorder]withrespect
toforeignnationalswholackanybonafiderelationship
withapersonorentityintheUnitedStates,thecourtsaid.

MrTrumpwasquicktocelebrate,andsaidthecourts
unanimousdecisionwasaaclearvictoryforournational
security.

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effective,hesaidinastatement.

AsPresident,Icannotallowpeopleintoourcountrywho
wanttodousharm.IwantpeoplewhocanlovetheUnited
Statesandallofitscitizens,andwhowillbehardworking
andproductive.

Reutersreportedthatthetravelbanwilltakeeffectwith
respecttoforeignnationalswholackanybonafide
relationshipwithapersonorentityintheUnitedStates.
Thecourtalsosaiditwouldallowa120daybanonall
refugeesenteringtheUnitedStatestogointooperationon
thesamegrounds.

Threeofthecourt'sconservativejusticessaidtheywould
havegrantedMrTrumpsrequestinfull,includinghis
appointeeNeilGorsuch.

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Thecourtdidleaveonecategoryofforeignersprotected,
namelythosewithacredibleclaimofabonafide
relationshipwithapersonorentityintheUnitedStates.

Thosewhohavebeenworkingtostoptheorder,saidthey
hopedthehighestcourtultimatelyagreedwiththoselower
rulingsthathadsaidtheactionwasunconstitutional.

WehopethattheSupremeCourtwillultimatelyuphold
therulingofJudgesacrossthecountryanddeclarethe
travelbanunconstitutionalanddiscriminatoryin
nature,saidBeccaHeller,directoroftheInternational
RefugeeAssistanceProject.

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Whenthefirstorderwentintoeffect,tensofthousandsof
Americansshowedtheworldthatthisisnotwhoweare
andnotwhatwewant.Wewillnevergiveupdefending
therightsofthosewhoareaffectedbythisdiscriminatory
executiveorder.

TheCouncilonAmericanIslamicRelations,thecountrys
largestMuslimcivilrightsandadvocacyorganisation,
claimedthedecisionignorestheIslamophobicoriginsof
thepolicyandemboldenedIslamophobesintheTrump
administration.

Italsoignoresthealmostunanimousrejectionofthe
Muslimbanbylowercourtsduetoitsreligiousintolerance
andracialanimus,saidNihadAwad,thegroupsnational
executivedirector.

MrTrumpsaidlastweekthatthebanwhichappliesto
citizensofIran,Libya,Somalia,Sudan,SyriaandYemen
wouldtakeeffect72hoursafterbeingclearedbycourts.It
isunclearwhetherthemovewillresultinthesamechaotic

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scenesatairportsintheUSandaroundtheworldaswere
seenwhentheorderfirstcameintoeffectearlierthisyear.

MrTrumpfirstsignedanexecutiveorderonthisissuein
January.Inadditiontothescenesofchaosatairports,the
signingoftheorderalsotriggeredwidespreadprotests
fromthoseopposedtoMrTrump'sactions.Severalcourts
saidthebanwasunconstitutionalandputitonhold.

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