US Supreme Court revives parts of Trump travel ban

The U.S. Supreme Court says it will consider the case of President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting travel – and in the meantime much of the order may take effect.
US president, Donald Trump says that travel ban would go into effect 72 hours after a high court ruling.

Trump’s revised executive order, known as the travel ban, halted travel from six mostly Muslim countries for 90 days and halted the nation’s refugee program for 120 days. The order said these steps were necessary in order to revise security screening to safeguard the nation from external threats.

The travel order had been placed under restraining orders by two separate courts, one in Hawaii and one in Maryland. Both rulings were sustained by separate appeals courts.
The nation’s highest court took a more distinct view, allowing the ban on travelers from Libya, Iran, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen and the suspension of the refugee program.
However, the justices said the ban on travel cannot be enforced against “foreign nationals who have a credible claim of a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States.

The court proffers definition on relationships that would qualify: for individuals, a family relationship; for students, admittance to a college or university; for workers, a job offer.
Trump has said that the travel order would go into effect 72 hours after a high court ruling.

In a statement Monday, the President called the Supreme Court decision “a clear victory.”
In a statement Monday, he called the Supreme Court decision “a clear victory.” The president added that the ruling helps him protect the homeland. “As President, I cannot allow people into our country who want to do us harm.

I want people who can love the United States and all of its citizens, and who will be hardworking and productive,” he said.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said implementation of the travel order “will be done professionally, with clear and sufficient public notice, particularly to potentially affected travelers, and in coordination with partners in the travel industry.

The justices are expected to hear the travel order case in the fall, but they noted that they will also consider whether the case is moot at the point. The measures spelled out in the order are meant to be temporary while the government reviews its security procedures.