Trump’s Travel Ban Is Upheld By U.S. Supreme Court

L-R: Zainab Chaudry, Zainab Arain and Megan Fair with the Council on American-Islamic Relations stand outside the Supreme Court for a rally against the Trump travel ban before oral arguments. Andrew Harnik/AP

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Trump’s ban on travel from several predominantly Muslim countries, delivering to the president on Tuesday a political victory and an endorsement of his power to control immigration at a time of political upheaval about the treatment of migrants at the Mexican border.

Lower courts had deemed the ban unconstitutional, but the U.S. top court reversed this decision in a 5-4 ruling announced on Tuesday.

The ban prohibits most people from North Korea, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen from entering the U.S.

The court’s reversal is viewed as a victory for the Trump administration.

But the travel ban has been widely criticised by refugee and human rights groups.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the opinion, which said the travel ban was “squarely within the scope of Presidential authority”.

“The Government has set forth a sufficient national security justification to survive rational basis review. We express no view on the soundness of the policy.”





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