Federal judge in Hawaii has blocked the latest version of President Trump’s travel ban since it ‘plainly discriminates based on nationality’.
Hawaii federal judge blocks Trumps travel ban for ‘discrimination based on nationality’
18 Oct 2017 - 15:15
Federal judge in Hawaii has blocked the latest version of President Trump’s travel ban since it ‘plainly discriminates based on nationality’.
Derrick K. Watson, the judge of US Federal District Court in Honolulu, issued a nationwide order on Tuesday and blocked the third version of Trump’s controversial travel ban, calling it discriminatory and in contravention to immigration law.
The new regulations, set last month, indefinitely banned entry to the US by most nationals of Syria, Libya, Iran, Yemen, Somalia, Chad and North Korea. The restriction also targeted certain Venezuelan government officials and their families.
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