SCOTUS Allows Relatives, but Not Refugees Under Hawaii’s Travel Ban Ruling
After Hawaii District Court Judge Derrick Watson tried to unravel Trump’s travel ban, the US Government appealed directly to the SCOTUS. On Wednesday, the Justices ruled that Watson’s expanded list of relatives could remain, but blocked the Hawaii judge’s ruling regarding refugees.
The Supreme Court granted the administration’s request to strictly enforce a ban on refugees from specific countries until an Appeals Court makes a ruling. Judge Watson had attempted to allow in any refugee that was working with a resettlement agency, in addition to expanding the list of relationships covered by the travel ban.
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The court’s ruling exempted a large swath of refugees and travelers with a “bona fide relationship” with a person or an entity in the U.S. The justices did not define those relationships but said they could include a close relative, a job offer or admission to a college or university.
Watson’s order added grandparents, grandchildren, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins to a list that already included a parent, spouse, fiance, son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law or sibling already in the U.S. The expanded list of relatives remains in effect.
The ruling today also means that 24,000 more refugees already assigned to a resettlement agency who were set to come in can now not do so at least until another court says they can.
The SCOTUS also refused to clarify the previous ruling that the travel ban could go into effect.
#SCOTUS denies gov’t request to keep out grandparents under travel ban. Allow some limits as to refugees. pic.twitter.com/jhgZBApDkG
— Kimberly Robinson (@KimberlyRobinsn) July 19, 2017
Three of the justices, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, and Clarence Thomas wanted the travel ban enacted in its entirety, but the others bailed on parts. The Supreme court issued such a mixed ruling that both sides are claiming victory.
BREAKING: Supreme Court tells Hawaii Judge Derrick Watson to go to hell and says Trump can enforce his Travel Ban! https://t.co/H8vkz5DVeM
— Newt-Trump Fan Club (@NewtTrump) July 19, 2017
#SCOTUS just handed Trump a BIG win on his travel banhttps://t.co/yVewA0Q9FK
via @personalliberty
— Tim Gradous (@tgradous) July 19, 2017
Then there’s the other side:
Supreme Court deals a blow to Trump on his embattled travel ban https://t.co/19LTFSJdZF via @bpolitics
— Carolyn Glenn (@59carjacgln) July 19, 2017
U.S. Supreme Court partly rejects Trump in latest travel ban fight https://t.co/Vhje8qKw2L pic.twitter.com/YakARciTNR
— #Resist (@ZaibatsuNews) July 19, 2017
It was a mixed ruling. It exempted grandparents and grandchildren from the ban, but blocked more refugees temporarily. As usual, the security of the United States is still hanging, waiting for some common sense. Something clearly lacking when it comes to the liberal response to anything created by President Donald J. Trump.
H/T Uncle Sam’s Misguided Children
Related:
- Washington AG, Lower federal courts eating crow in travel ban
- Judge Who Halted Trump Travel Ban was Classmate of Obama
- SCOTUS Reinstates Portions of Travel Ban Until They Review It
- ACLU: Trump’s travel ban unconstitutional because Trump created it
- HERE WE GO AGAIN! Hawaii And Washington State Work To Block…
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