Immigration travel ban

Keith Demko Salisbury Daily Times Published 6:53 p.m. UTC Jun 26, 2018 The Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump's immigration travel ban against predominantly Muslim countries Tuesday, drawing a mixed response from Delmarva's national lawmakers. The 5-4 ruling reverses a series of lower court decisions that had struck down the ban as Illegal or unconstitutional. U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, R-1st-Md., hailed the ruling as key to ensuring the United States' national security. “The national security of the United States is President Trump’s top priority. I applaud the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the President’s constitutional authority to implement national security and immigration policies that keep the American people safe," Harris said. "The countries affected by this decision have consistently failed to meet visa security requirements, and worse yet, some of these governments openly sponsor terrorist activities. The Supreme Court ruled … [Read more...] about Immigration travel ban ruling: Delmarva’s lawmakers react

Holly Meyer and Adam Tamburin Nashville Tennessean Published 5:42 p.m. UTC Jun 26, 2018 Muslim leaders in Tennessee condemned the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Tuesday to uphold President Donald Trump's travel ban, casting it as one of the court's most shameful rulings. Sabina Mohyuddin with the American Muslim Advisory Council said the case joined other immoral Supreme Court decisions that supported slavery and sending Japanese Americans into internment camps during World War II. “History does not view such rulings with pride. At the moment it might look like a defeat, but we will keep fighting this ruling,” Mohyuddin said. “The Muslim ban is racist and will join the hall of shame along with other disgraceful cases.” In a deeply divided opinion, with the conservative justices in the 5-4 majority, the Supreme Court upheld Trump's immigration travel ban against predominantly Muslim countries as a legitimate exercise of executive branch … [Read more...] about Tennessee Muslim leaders condemn Supreme Court travel ban ruling: ‘We will keep fighting’

opinion USA TODAY Published 6:22 p.m. UTC Jun 26, 2018 The Supreme Court voted 5-4 on Tuesday to uphold President Donald Trump's immigration travel ban against predominantly Muslim countries. The Supreme Court failed us Tuesday is a dark day for American jurisprudence and the values we hold dear as a nation. In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump’s travel ban. Under the false guise of protecting national security, the justices sanctioned a policy that targets people because of their religion. The ruling is an example of what happens when the government bases a policy on prejudice and bigotry and the court fails to stop it.  As children, Americans are taught that the role of the Supreme Court is to check the power of the president and Congress. It is supposed to defend the Constitution and stay above politics and bitter partisanship. This duty is especially important at a time when an autocratic president is attacking our … [Read more...] about Today’s talker: Supreme Court is on the wrong side of Trump’s travel ban

Ledyard King USA TODAY Published 5:47 p.m. UTC Jun 26, 2018 WASHINGTON – Minnesota Democrat Rep. Keith Ellison, one of only two Muslims in Congress, slammed the Supreme Court's decision Tuesday upholding President Trump's immigration travel ban as one that "undermines the core value of religious tolerance on which America was founded." Louisiana Republican Steve Scalise, the third most powerful GOP member of the House, called the ruling "a huge victory for President Trump’s plan to secure the border and strengthen our national security by keeping terrorists out of America." By a 5-4  margin, the nation’s highest court upheld President Trump's immigration travel ban against predominantly Muslim countries, reversing a series of lower court decisions that had struck down the ban as Illegal or unconstitutional. Trump initiated the ban a week after assuming office last year, a move immediately challenged by several states as well as … [Read more...] about Reflecting America, Congress divided along party lines on court decision upholding travel ban

Richard Wolf USA TODAY Published 2:34 p.m. UTC Jun 26, 2018 WASHINGTON -- A deeply divided Supreme Court upheld President Trump's immigration travel ban against predominantly Muslim countries Tuesday as a legitimate exercise of executive branch authority. The 5-4 ruling reverses a series of lower court decisions that had struck down the ban as Illegal or unconstitutional. It hands a major victory to Trump, who initiated the battle to ban travelers a week after assuming office last year. It was a defeat for Hawaii and other states that had challenged the action, as well as immigration rights groups. The president had vowed to ban Muslims during the 2016 presidential campaign and continued his attacks on Twitter after his election. But the high court said those statements did not constitute evidence of religious discrimination. Chief Justice John Roberts issued the opinion, supported by the court's other four conservatives. He said entry restrictions were … [Read more...] about Supreme Court upholds President Trump’s travel ban against majority-Muslim countries