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4th Cir. Appeals Court Rejects Trump's Muslim Ban

By Jeralyn, Section Colorado News
Posted on Fri Feb 16, 2018 at 12:12:31 PM EST
Tags: immigrant's rights (all tags)
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Virginia voted 8 to 4 against Donald Trump's third version of a travel ban on Muslims from specific countries.

Trump signed the third ban in September. Unlike the first two versions, which were temporary, this one permanently bans people from six Muslim-majority countries. It also bans people from North Korea, which sends almost no one to the United States, and a handful of government officials from Venezuela.

The 285 page opinion is here. The Court used Trump's own words to support its ruling. The Court said his words demonstrated that the policy was grounded in bias.

The court pointed to “undisputed evidence that the President of the United States has openly and often expressed his desire to ban those of Islamic faith from entering the United States.”

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Unlike the first two bans, the third, created in September, is permanent. The ACLU says the 4th Circuit is the first federal appeals court to strike down a Trump-created permanent immigration policy pertaining to Muslims living in specreated by the Trump administration.

We're not done fighting this yet:

Despite today's ruling, the ban remains in effect while the Supreme Court considers the case. It is expected to hear arguments in April and to decide by June whether the president may indefinitely exclude millions of Muslims from uniting with their families in the United States. Let's hope the third ban’s rejection by the appeals courts is an indication of its ultimate fate.

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