Federal judge in Hawaii blocks Trump's new travel ban
by Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times
Oct 18, 2017
3 minutes
A Hawaii federal judge issued an order Tuesday blocking major parts of President Donald Trump's newest travel ban, suggesting it violated immigration law.
The decision from U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson in Honolulu stopped the administration's travel restrictions nationwide hours before they were scheduled to take full effect Wednesday.
The newest travel rules, which Trump signed Sept. 24, indefinitely ban entry to the U.S. by most nationals of Syria, Libya, Iran, Yemen, Somalia, Chad and North Korea. They also restrict travel
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