Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 02-06-2017
US President Donald has asked the Supreme Court to reinstate its ban on travellers from six mostly Muslim countries.
The Justice Department argued yesterday that the federal appeals court in Richmond, Virginia, made several mistakes in ruling against the Trump travel policy.
The government says the nation will be safer if the policy is put in place.
Department spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores says the ban is lawful.
“We have asked the Supreme Court to hear this important case and are confident that President Trump’s executive order is well within his lawful authority to keep the Nation safe and protect our communities from terrorism.”
Flores said following the government’s filing with the high court.
“The president is not required to admit people from countries that sponsor or shelter terrorism, until he determines that they can be properly vetted and do not pose a security risk to the United States.”
Immigration officials will have 90 days to decide what changes are necessary before people from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen may resume applying for visas.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals called the national security concerns an after-the-fact justification for a policy that was “intended to bar Muslims from this country.”
– AP
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