http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/29/politics/hawaii-trump-travel-ban-extended/index.html?adkey=bn
Laura Jarrett at CNN reports:
“(CNN) A federal judge in Hawaii has granted the state’s request for a longer term halt of the revised travel ban executive order. US District Court Judge Derrick Watson blocked the revised executive order two weeks ago — but it was only a temporary halt through a restraining order. The plaintiffs asked for it to be converted into a longer term preliminary injunction, and he agreed Wednesday night.
“The Court concludes that, on the record before it, Plaintiffs have met their burden of establishing a strong likelihood of success on the merits of their Establishment Clause claim.”
This means the Justice Department can now appeal the ruling to the 9th Circuit, should it choose to do so.”
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I’m sure there will be more in the media about this later today!
PWS
03/29/17
Our national debate seems to be between those who think that Trump has the only decisive view, and everybody else. And Hawaii is as Left Coast as it gets. That’s Great. It’s America also!
Those of us career immigration adjudicators should appreciate that our field has been so prominent in the political scene since 9/11. Good show!
G
Yes, it’s a long way from the day when the biggest immigration news, the John Lennon deportation case at the BIA, was reported in the Post’s Style Section.
Best,
PWS