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U.S. court turns down request to reinstate Trump's travel ban

2017-02-06 08:31:19       source:Xinhua News Agency

February 5, 2017


"A U.S. court denied early Sunday a request by the government to overturn a ruling that has suspended a controversial travel ban targeting refugees and nationals of seven Muslim-majority countries.


Consisting of three judges, the motions panel of the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, based in San Francisco, Northern California, made the move hours after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an appeal with the court, arguing that President Donald Trump has constitutional authority to limit entry of foreign nationals."


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