The Supreme Court announced parts of President Trump’s travel ban can be enforced until it hears the case in October to determine whether Trump’s revised travel ban, issued in March 2017, was lawful.
Trump’s revised executive order limited travel from six mostly Muslim countries for 90 days and suspended the nation’s refugee program for 120 days. Two federal appeals courts blocked what were said to be critical parts of the order. The administration asked that the lower court ruling be stayed.
According to The New York Times, the justices in effect said “that foreigners with ties or relationships in the United States would not be prohibited from entering the country. But, those applying for visas who had never been here, or had no family, business or other ties could be prohibited.”
The court went on to clarify, “the executive order may not be enforced against foreign nationals who have a credible claim of a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States.”
More information on the Supreme Court’s decision is available via The New York Times.
