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| US Justice Dept appeals judge’s halt on Trump’s travel ban | US Justice Dept appeals judge’s halt on Trump’s travel ban |
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| The Justice Department has filed an appeal to the federal appeals court aiming to reverse Friday’s order by a federal judge temporarily lifting the travel ban on citizens of 7 Muslim-majority countries introduced by US President Donald Trump. | The Justice Department has filed an appeal to the federal appeals court aiming to reverse Friday’s order by a federal judge temporarily lifting the travel ban on citizens of 7 Muslim-majority countries introduced by US President Donald Trump. |
| The appeal to restore President Trump’s executive order was filed late on Saturday. The Justice Department also warned that the judge’s decision posed immediate harm to the public, and second-guessed the president’s national security judgment.' | |
| The appeal will now go to a three-judge panel which can immediately decide to uphold the ruling in question or suspend it pending a full appeal. | The appeal will now go to a three-judge panel which can immediately decide to uphold the ruling in question or suspend it pending a full appeal. |
| Following Friday’s ruling, the president slammed the decision as a “terrible” mistake in a series of tweets on Saturday. | Following Friday’s ruling, the president slammed the decision as a “terrible” mistake in a series of tweets on Saturday. |
| “What is our country coming to when a judge can halt a Homeland Security travel ban and anyone, even with bad intentions, can come into US?” Trump said on Twitter. | “What is our country coming to when a judge can halt a Homeland Security travel ban and anyone, even with bad intentions, can come into US?” Trump said on Twitter. |
| Trump also said he had no doubts that the government will win the appeal. | Trump also said he had no doubts that the government will win the appeal. |
| “We’ll win. For the safety of the country, we’ll win,” he told reporters in Florida, as cited by Reuters. | “We’ll win. For the safety of the country, we’ll win,” he told reporters in Florida, as cited by Reuters. |
| Friday’s ruling by Seattle US District Judge James Robart place a temporary stop nationwide on the enforcement of Trump’s executive order barring nationals from seven Muslim-majority nations from entering the United States for three months, and indefinitely banning all Syrian refugees. | Friday’s ruling by Seattle US District Judge James Robart place a temporary stop nationwide on the enforcement of Trump’s executive order barring nationals from seven Muslim-majority nations from entering the United States for three months, and indefinitely banning all Syrian refugees. |
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| The executive order prompted large protests across the country, as well as a number of lawsuits. In his temporary restraining order on the ban, Judge Robart questioned the administration’s use of 9/11 to justify the order, saying that no attacks have been carried out on US soil by individuals from any of the seven countries listed. | The executive order prompted large protests across the country, as well as a number of lawsuits. In his temporary restraining order on the ban, Judge Robart questioned the administration’s use of 9/11 to justify the order, saying that no attacks have been carried out on US soil by individuals from any of the seven countries listed. |
| The Justice Department appeal stated that Robart’s legal reasoning was lacking, noting also that the state of Washington does not have the legal standing to challenge a presidential directive. | The Justice Department appeal stated that Robart’s legal reasoning was lacking, noting also that the state of Washington does not have the legal standing to challenge a presidential directive. |
| The Department of Homeland Security stopped flagging travelers from the countries blacklisted by the Trump administration following the judge’s ruling. | The Department of Homeland Security stopped flagging travelers from the countries blacklisted by the Trump administration following the judge’s ruling. |