US Supreme Court drops hearing on Trump's travel ban
The US Supreme Court has formally dropped plans to hear a legal challenge brought by Hawaii against an earlier version of President Donald Trump's travel ban on nationals from six predominantly Muslim countries.
The court dropped the hearing for the ban on Tuesday, targeting several Muslim-majority countries and a ban on refugees, both of which have expired and been replaced with revised policies.
Trump has issued three travel bans since coming to office in January. His third ban was announced September 24 and was slated to take effect on October 18.
The president issued his third temporary travel ban to replace the second order, which will expire on October 24.
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In June, the Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s request to reinstate parts of the second travel ban, after months of legal battle between the government and some states in federal courts.
Last week, US District Judge Derrick Watson converted the temporary restraining order to a preliminary injunction, which could have led to a permanent halt of the travel ban unless the US Supreme Court restored it.
Watson issued a nationwide order blocking the third version of Trump’s controversial travel ban, calling it discriminatory and in breach of immigration law.
Watson’s ruling applies only to the six Muslim-majority countries of Iran, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Somalia and Chad, although the ban, announced in September, also limits travel from Venezuela and North Korea.
A federal judge in Maryland also blocked the travel ban last week. The Trump administration is expected to appeal the rulings to the Supreme Court.
Trump has said the restrictions are needed to tighten security and prevent terrorist attacks. Opponents say the ban violates the US Constitution because it discriminates against Muslims and certain nationalities.
During the 2016 presidential race, Trump campaigned for "a total and complete shutdown" of Muslims entering the United States on the pretext of preventing terrorist attacks.
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