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| Trump travel ban: White House vows to overturn 'outrageous' court block – live | Trump travel ban: White House vows to overturn 'outrageous' court block – live |
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| US Airlines told to allow in previously banned travellers | |
| One of our correspondents in the US, Alan Yuhas, has just filed a story on US airlines being told to let in people previously banned under the executive order. He says the Seattle court ruling opens the path for states to sue the White House. | |
| Here’s are top lines from Alan’s report: | |
| After a federal judge in Seattle ordered a temporary halt on Donald Trump’s travel ban for refugees and people from seven predominantly-Muslim nations, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reportedly told US airlines that they could board travelers who had been barred. | |
| Trump administration offers conflicting numbers of revoked visas after travel banRead more | |
| District judge James Robart granted a temporary restraining order on Friday after hearing arguments from Washington state and Minnesota that the president’s order had unlawfully discriminated against Muslims and caused unreasonable harm. | |
| It was not immediately clear whether authorities would comply with the broad order, especially after officials reacted in confusion a week earlier, detaining valid visa holders and arguing with lawyers. But the justice department said it would not immediately file for an emergency stay, at least on Friday night, and reports said Customs and Border Protection (CBP0 had informed US airlines that they should board travelers who had been barred by an executive order last week. | |
| “We are a nation of laws. Not even the president can violate the constitution,” Washington state attorney general Bob Ferguson told reporters outside the courtroom. “No one is above the law, not even the president.” | |
| “This decision shuts down the executive order immediately, shuts it down,” he added. “That relief is immediate, happens right now. That’s the bottom line.” | |
| You can read Alan’s full report here. | |
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| China accuses US of putting stability of Asia-Pacific at risk | |
| Trump’s defence secretary has put the cat among the pigeons on his visit to Japan. James Mattis said today that the US would defend Japan if it got into a conflict with China over the disputed South China Sea islands. | |
| The Chinese foreign ministry says the US should avoid complicating the issue and “bringing instability to the regional situation”. | |
| Our man in Tokyo, Juystin McCurry, has filed a report on this and here’s the top lines: | |
| China has accused the US of putting the stability of the Asia-Pacific at risk after Donald Trump’s defence secretary said Washington would come to Japan’s defence in the event of a conflict with Beijing over the disputed Senkaku islands. | |
| James Mattis, on a two-day visit to Japan, said the islands, which are controlled by Japan but also claimed by China, fell within the scope of the Japan-US security treaty, under which Washington is obliged to defend all areas under Japanese administrative control. | |
| Mattis also made clear that the US opposed any unilateral action that risked undermining Japan’s control of the Senkakus, a group of uninhabited islets that are surrounded by rich fishing grounds and potentially large natural gas deposits. | |
| “I want to make certain that Article 5 of our mutual defence treaty is understood to be as real to us today as it was a year ago, five years ago - and as it will be a year, and 10 years, from now,” Mattis, a retired marine general who has served in South Korea and Japan, told Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, on Friday evening. | |
| We’ll launch Justin’s full report very soon ... | |
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| The executive order signed by Donald Trump on 27 January suspended the entire US refugee admissions system, already one of the most rigorous in the world, for 120 days. It also suspended the Syrian refugee program indefinitely, and banned entry to the US to people from seven majority-Muslim countries – Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen – for 90 days. | |
| A district judge in the state of Virginia ordered the White House to provide a list of names of “all persons who have been denied entry to or removed from the United States” – a total that tops at least 60,000 people, according to the state department. | |
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| Department of Justice won't rule tonight | |
| The Department of Justice has reportedly said it will not act tonight to counter the Washington state court ruling, so there won’t be any legal challenge until Saturday at the latest. It’s unclear on what grounds the justice department might appeal the ruling. | |
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| "Keep 'evil' out of our country" – Trump | |
| President Trump has not commented so far on the Washington court’s ruling to stop his travel ban, but earlier on Friday he denounced the attempted knife attack on soldiers guarding the Louvre Museum in Paris. He tweeted that “We must keep ‘evil’ out of our country! | |
| A new radical Islamic terrorist has just attacked in Louvre Museum in Paris. Tourists were locked down. France on edge again. GET SMART U.S. | |
| We must keep "evil" out of our country! | |
| 4.12am GMT | 4.12am GMT |
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| The ruling in Washington has created confusion about travellers about which ruling applies to them. The US Customs & Border Protection agency told American airlines that they can once again board travellers who had been barred by an executive order last week. But it’s unclear what it means as yet to travellers who are stuck overseas. | The ruling in Washington has created confusion about travellers about which ruling applies to them. The US Customs & Border Protection agency told American airlines that they can once again board travellers who had been barred by an executive order last week. But it’s unclear what it means as yet to travellers who are stuck overseas. |
| 4.10am GMT | 4.10am GMT |
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| Legal challenges in seven states | Legal challenges in seven states |
| Legal challenges challenging the travel ban have been taking place in seven states across America, including Washington, where the temporary stay on the ban was handed down, Massachusetts, where a judge ruled the travel ban could re-start on Sunday, Hawaii, New York, Virginia, Michigan and California. You can read the full story on the challenges here. | Legal challenges challenging the travel ban have been taking place in seven states across America, including Washington, where the temporary stay on the ban was handed down, Massachusetts, where a judge ruled the travel ban could re-start on Sunday, Hawaii, New York, Virginia, Michigan and California. You can read the full story on the challenges here. |
| 4.03am GMT | 4.03am GMT |
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| Politico website says the conflicting court rulings prompted a “typically combative reaction from the Trump White House but in a departure from recent patterns, the most confrontational language was quickly dialled back.” That’s a reference to the fact that the White House originally called the court ruling to temporarily stop the travel ban “outrageous”. | Politico website says the conflicting court rulings prompted a “typically combative reaction from the Trump White House but in a departure from recent patterns, the most confrontational language was quickly dialled back.” That’s a reference to the fact that the White House originally called the court ruling to temporarily stop the travel ban “outrageous”. |
| White House hits back after judge issues broad block against @realDonaldTrump's travel ban https://t.co/5SPV025m9R via @joshgerstein pic.twitter.com/GSGWaxEzot | White House hits back after judge issues broad block against @realDonaldTrump's travel ban https://t.co/5SPV025m9R via @joshgerstein pic.twitter.com/GSGWaxEzot |
| 3.54am GMT | 3.54am GMT |
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| Trump's nominee for Army Secretary withdraws nomination | Trump's nominee for Army Secretary withdraws nomination |
| In the middle of the legal questions over the travel ban, Trump’s pick for secretary of the army has withdrawn his name for consideration for the job. The Military Times reported that Vincent Viola, an army veteran and founder of a high-speed trading firm, cited his inability to get around Defence Department rules concerning his family businesses. In a statement, Viola told the Military times he was “deeply honoyred” to be nominated for the post, but concluded that he would not be able to successfully navigate the confirmation process. | In the middle of the legal questions over the travel ban, Trump’s pick for secretary of the army has withdrawn his name for consideration for the job. The Military Times reported that Vincent Viola, an army veteran and founder of a high-speed trading firm, cited his inability to get around Defence Department rules concerning his family businesses. In a statement, Viola told the Military times he was “deeply honoyred” to be nominated for the post, but concluded that he would not be able to successfully navigate the confirmation process. |
| More big news— Trump's pick for Army Secretary, Vincent Viola, has withdrawn his name from consideration tonight https://t.co/hjyeHHtvu5 | More big news— Trump's pick for Army Secretary, Vincent Viola, has withdrawn his name from consideration tonight https://t.co/hjyeHHtvu5 |
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| The legal controversy comes as President Trump takes a weekend break at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida with his wife Melania. | The legal controversy comes as President Trump takes a weekend break at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida with his wife Melania. |
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| 'No one is above the law' | 'No one is above the law' |
| Washington attorney general, Bob Ferguson hailed the court decision as “the first order of its kind” and declared that it “shuts down the executive order immediately”. Ferguson said: “No one is above the law – not even the president.” | Washington attorney general, Bob Ferguson hailed the court decision as “the first order of its kind” and declared that it “shuts down the executive order immediately”. Ferguson said: “No one is above the law – not even the president.” |
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| 3.44am GMT | 3.44am GMT |
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| Washington state governor Jay Inslee’s impassioned comments about the ruling has, not surprisingly, divided opinion on social media. | Washington state governor Jay Inslee’s impassioned comments about the ruling has, not surprisingly, divided opinion on social media. |
| @JayInslee is dangerous for this country. | @JayInslee is dangerous for this country. |
| @JayInslee Bravo!! Thank you for doing the right thing!! As former residents of WA state, so proud!! #factsmatter | @JayInslee Bravo!! Thank you for doing the right thing!! As former residents of WA state, so proud!! #factsmatter |
| @VickyBrush @JayInslee @realDonaldTrump you own any attack on our country. why cant we suspend immigration to set new policy and questions | @VickyBrush @JayInslee @realDonaldTrump you own any attack on our country. why cant we suspend immigration to set new policy and questions |
| Let's all move to Washington State tomorrow with @JayInslee @OUGradPolitico @Lowe1966 | Let's all move to Washington State tomorrow with @JayInslee @OUGradPolitico @Lowe1966 |
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| at 3.45am GMT | at 3.45am GMT |