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| Trump vows to restore travel ban suspended by federal judge | |
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| US President Donald Trump has vowed to overturn a legal ruling which suspended his ban on travellers from seven mainly Muslim countries. | |
| He described federal judge James Robart as a "so-called" justice whose "ridiculous" opinion "essentially takes law-enforcement away from" the US. | He described federal judge James Robart as a "so-called" justice whose "ridiculous" opinion "essentially takes law-enforcement away from" the US. |
| Judge Robart ruled that the prohibition was unconstitutional. | Judge Robart ruled that the prohibition was unconstitutional. |
| Several airlines have said they are allowing nationals targeted by the ban to board flights to America. | Several airlines have said they are allowing nationals targeted by the ban to board flights to America. |
| "The opinion of this so-called judge, which essentially takes law-enforcement away from our country, is ridiculous and will be overturned!" Mr Trump said on Twitter. | |
| The US administration argues that his executive order last week, which caused confusion and anger, is designed to protect the US. | |
| The ban's implementation was halted with immediate effect by Judge Robart's ruling in Seattle. | |
| Customs officials told airlines that they could resume boarding banned travellers. Within hours, Qatar Airways said it would do so, followed by Air France. | |
| Among those expected to travel soon is an Iranian infant with a heart defect who had been due to undergo life-saving surgery in the US. | |
| The family of four-month-old Fatemeh Reshad flew her to Dubai last week to get a visa to enter the US, but this was denied under Mr Trump's ban. | |
| The girl will now be allowed into the country and doctors have pledged to treat her for free, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said late on Friday. | |
| However it is unclear how many people concerned by the ban will decide to risk flying to the US. | |
| The administration is expected to seek an emergency stay that would restore the restrictions. | |
| In a statement, the White House described Mr Trump's directive as "lawful and appropriate". | |
| "The president's order is intended to protect the homeland and he has the constitutional authority and responsibility to protect the American people," the statement said. | |
| Mr Trump's order imposed an indefinite ban on Syrian refugees. Anyone arriving from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan or Yemen faces a 90-day visa suspension. | |
| Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson described the move as unconstitutional. | |
| "Folks who had visas, folks who were allowed to travel were denied that right without any due process whatsoever - that's un-American and unconstitutional," he said in a BBC interview. | |
| The order, Mr Ferguson added, also violated freedom of religion rights. "You cannot prefer one religion over another," he told the BBC. | |
| Courts in at least four other states - Virginia, New York, Massachusetts and Michigan - are hearing cases challenging Mr Trump's executive order. | |
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