U.S. appeals court upholds suspension of Trump's travel ban

He's a massive fan of winning,... but U.S. President Donald Trump has suffered a huge
loss in his first month in office.
A federal appeals court has refused to reinstate his executive order,... banning people from
seven Muslim majority nations entering the United States.
Kim Hyesung reports.
No travel ban... at least for now.
In a unanimous three-to-zero ruling, judges from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld
a block from a lower-court ruling that suspended President Trump's travel ban.
The court rejected the administration's claim that it did not have the authority to review
the president's executive order.
4282 0110 "There is no precedent to support this claimed
unreviewability which runs contrary to the fundamental structure of our constitutional
democracy."
In a 29 page order, the panel said the court respects the president's power but stated
that the public also "has an interest in free flow of travel, in avoiding separation of
families, and in freedom from discrimination."
The ruling upheld a restraining order issued by a judge in Washington state last week,
after the states of Washington and Minnesota sued over the ban, claiming it was discriminatory
and would hurt U.S. individuals, businesses and universities.
But the legal battle is far from over, with the case almost certain to go to the U.S.
Supreme Court.
Shortly after the ruling was announced, President Trump slammed the decision as a political
move, tweeting, "See you in court, the security of our nation is at stake "
Trump's executive order, issued on January 27th, caused chaos at U.S. airports and triggered
protests across the country and the world.
And now, the legal battle between the White House and the courts is likely to only further
raise the visibility of the highly divisive issue.
Kim Hyesung, Arirang News.

U.S. appeals court upholds suspension of Trump's travel ban

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