US President asks Supreme Court to restore Muslim immigration ban

(Baonghean.vn)- On June 1, the administration of US President Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court to restore the entry ban on citizens from six Muslim-majority countries, despite the ban having suffered consecutive failures in appeals courts.

Accordingly, the US government has filed two emergency petitions with nine judges of the Supreme Court, seeking to block the rulings of two different appeals courts, which opposed President Trump's immigration ban issued in early March.

US President asks Supreme Court to restore Muslim immigration ban. Photo: AP

"We have asked the Supreme Court to hear this important case," Justice Department spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores said in a statement after the government filed its petition. "We believe that President Trump's executive order is appropriate within his lawful authority to maintain national security and protect communities from terrorism."

Ms. Flores also emphasized: "The President is not required to accept entry of people from countries that sponsor or harbor terrorism, until he has determined that they have appropriate character and do not pose a security threat to the United States."

At least five of the nine votes needed in the Supreme Court to restore the ban. If the government's request is granted, the ban will go into effect.

If the government's request to reinstate the ban is approved, the ban will go into effect. Photo: NY Times

Earlier in late May, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Virginia, rejected President Donald Trump's request to re-impose his immigration ban on citizens from six Muslim-majority countries, citing it as discriminatory.

The March ban was President Donald Trump’s second attempt to impose travel restrictions through an executive order. A similar order, issued on January 27, led to protests at airports before courts blocked its implementation. The second order was intended to overcome the legal problems of the first, but judges blocked it before its scheduled effective date of March 16.

Lan Ha

(According to AFP, Reuters)