The Supreme Court of The United States (SCOTUS) on Monday handed President Trump and his administration a major victory by allowing the Executive Order (EO) on a temporary travel ban from six Muslim countries to be fully enforced.
The Travel Ban which has been a subject of many legal challenges had been blocked twice by lower courts after immigration advocates, civil liberties groups and Democrats denounced it as racist and Islamophobic.
Map depicting the original countries listed on the Temporary Travel Ban. Credit: FOX
This is the third version of the original Travel Ban or Extreme Vetting which was first issued by President Trump in September calling for a temporary ban on immigration of people coming from certain Muslim countries with no proper vetting processes, until further notice.
The Executive Order, first issued in September sought to curtail would-be immigrants from Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.
The ruling is a strong signal which suggests that the high court could uphold the latest version of the Travel Ban that President Trump announced in September. It is also an indication that the Trump Administration’s third Travel Ban could be able to stand.
President Trump’s Executive Order on Extreme Vetting and his revised Temporary Travel Ban faces challenges from pro-immigration advocates and civil liberties group who advocate for unchecked Open Borders.
Attorney General (AG) Jeff Sessions called the ruling “a substantial victory for the safety and security of the American people.”
Out of the nine judges at SCOTUS, seven voted to reinstate the President’s Travel Ban while two judges dissented.
The lower Courts filled with Obama appointed justices blocked the enforcement of the original EO after arguing that people from those countries with relatives or family in the United States could not be kept out of the United States, giving them Constitutional protection which they are not entitled to under by law. These include parents, grandparents, cousins, siblings and other relatives of the person.
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