10 Feb 2017
US Appeals Court upholds the suspension of Trump travel ban
The US Appeals Court has decided to uphold the suspension of Trump travel ban.
Headlines - via Bloomberg
The U.S. will remain open to refugees and visa holders from seven Muslim-majority countries while the Trump administration fights to reinstate a travel ban in the name of national security.
A San Francisco-based appeals court on Thursday spurned the government's request to close the doors after days of public debate over President Donald Trump's attacks on the judicial system and a rush of fearful immigrants.
The ruling increases the likelihood that the administration will ask the Supreme Court to step into a case that's the biggest test of Trump's executive power yet.