Second federal judge blocks Trump's new travel ban
Tehran (KNA) - A second US federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump's newest travel ban, saying it has basically targeted Muslims in violation of the US Constitution.
Maryland federal judge Theodore Chuang said Wednesday the travel ban on citizens from six majority-Muslim countries and North Korea, and on many officials from Venezuela, essentially had not changed from the first two versions, which were also blocked in lower courts for discriminating against a single religion.The judge cited various statements made by Trump, including his 2015 call for a "total and complete shutdown on Muslims entering the United States.""To the extent that the Government might have provided additional evidence to establish that national security is now the primary purpose for the travel ban, it has not done so," Chuang wrote.On Tuesday, Federal District Court Judge Derrick Watson for the District of Hawaii issued a nationwide order blocking the third version of Trump's controversial travel ban, calling it discriminatory and in breach of immigration law.
Source: Press TV