Another victory for President Trump: The US Supreme Court has approved the implementation of the immigration order

June 26, 2017   

Victory for President Donald Trump: The US Supreme Court has upheld most of the restrictions imposed by the president on entry into the US from six Muslim countries: Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. The decision will take effect within 72 hours and will remain in effect for 90 days, pending an appeal hearing in October. The court ruled that the travel ban will effectively apply only to foreign nationals who have no family or business ties to a person or entity in the United States. For, as long as these are people who have no connection to the United States, "the balance tips in favor of the government's compelling need to ensure national security," the justices ruled. In doing so, the Supreme Court dismissed most of the petitions filed on the grounds of family and business reunification. However, the Supreme Court will still have to discuss the fundamental issue in October: whether this is discrimination on religious grounds. The court clarified that citizens of other countries will not be able to circumvent the ban by intentionally entering into a relationship with an American citizen or institution. Lower courts ruled that Trump exceeded his constitutional authority when he made a decision to restrict immigration from the six Muslim countries. Trump argued that these are countries with an extensive terrorist infrastructure, and that immigrants from these countries, including refugees, pose an unreasonable risk to US citizens. Three of the conservative justices on the court - out of 9 justices - accepted Trump's petition in full.