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U.S. appellate court to rule on president's travel ban

Xinhua, February 10, 2017 Adjust font size:

The motions panel of a U.S. federal appellate court is ready Thursday to rule whether to lift or continue a temporary restraining order (TRO) imposed by a lower court judge against the travel ban in a presidential executive order.

Three judges sitting on the motions panel of the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, based in San Francisco, heard oral arguments Tuesday pertaining to the executive order signed by President Donald Trump that bars entry into the United States by nationals of Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

Last Friday, Judge James Robart of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled in favor of the states of Washington and Minnesota and put the travel ban on hold, prompting the U.S. Department of Justice to appeal.

In stead of initiating a full review of the case, the motions panel of the appellate court is in charge of deciding whether to lift the TRO put in place by Judge Robart. Endit