IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Muslim immigrants and an advocacy group filed a fresh lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s latest version of a travel ban that placed indefinite restrictions on the entry of citizens from eight countries to the United States…
The complaint says that the majority of the people affected by the ban are Muslim and point to Trump’s campaign promises for ‘total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.’ The suit says North Korea and Venezuela were added so Trump could ‘cloak this latest iteration of his Muslim ban in religiously neutral garb by invoking a national security review.’
The latest ban goes fully into effect on Oct. 18 and could affect tens of thousands of potential immigrants and visitors. Trump has argued that the restrictions are necessary to tighten security and prevent terrorist attacks.
Department of Justice spokesman Ian Prior said the agency ‘will continue to vigorously defend the President’s inherent authority to keep this country safe.’ “
-Mica Rosenberg, “More groups challenge Trump’s latest travel ban in court,” Reuters, Oct. 3, 2017 07:31am