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Trump travel ban suffers new court defeat Trump travel ban suffers new court defeat
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A US appeals court has upheld a decision blocking President Trump's revised "travel ban" on people from six mainly Muslim nations.A US appeals court has upheld a decision blocking President Trump's revised "travel ban" on people from six mainly Muslim nations.
A lower court had issued the injunction on the grounds that the ban was discriminatory after a challenge by the state of Hawaii.A lower court had issued the injunction on the grounds that the ban was discriminatory after a challenge by the state of Hawaii.
The 90-day ban was to apply to people from Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.The 90-day ban was to apply to people from Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
It also called for a 120-day ban on all refugees.It also called for a 120-day ban on all refugees.
The Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco was reviewing a March ruling by a Hawaii-based federal judge that blocked parts of Mr Trump's order.The Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco was reviewing a March ruling by a Hawaii-based federal judge that blocked parts of Mr Trump's order.
In their ruling, the judges said that "immigration, even for the President, is not a one-person show".In their ruling, the judges said that "immigration, even for the President, is not a one-person show".
They said Mr Trump had failed to show that the entry of people from the six countries mentioned in the ban, as well as the refugees, would be detrimental to US interests.They said Mr Trump had failed to show that the entry of people from the six countries mentioned in the ban, as well as the refugees, would be detrimental to US interests.
The administration has said the order is needed to prevent terrorism in the US.The administration has said the order is needed to prevent terrorism in the US.
The latest ruling follows another ruling in May by a different court, the Fourth US Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, that upheld a Maryland judge's ruling that also blocked parts of Mr Trump's revised ban.The latest ruling follows another ruling in May by a different court, the Fourth US Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, that upheld a Maryland judge's ruling that also blocked parts of Mr Trump's revised ban.
Earlier this month the Trump administration filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court to block the Hawaii and Maryland rulings and revive the ban.Earlier this month the Trump administration filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court to block the Hawaii and Maryland rulings and revive the ban.
Lawyers for Hawaii had described Mr Trump's executive order as a "thinly veiled Muslim ban".Lawyers for Hawaii had described Mr Trump's executive order as a "thinly veiled Muslim ban".
The Supreme Court will decide whether Mr Trump's comments during his election campaign can be used as evidence that the executive order was intended to discriminate against Muslims, which would be against the US constitution.
During his election campaign, Mr Trump called for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States".