US Federal Judge Weakens Trump Travel Ban

A Hawaii judge has dealt a fresh setback to President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from six mainly-Muslim countries and refugees, saying it unfairly excludes the grandparents and grandchildren of people living in the United States. The decision by Federal Judge Derrick Watson late Thursday did not end the travel ban, which came into effect … Read more

Judge Weakens Trump Travel Ban

Grandparents and other relatives of people living in the US cannot be barred from entering under President Trump’s travel ban, a judge has ruled. The order, by District Judge Derrick Watson in Hawaii, is a fresh legal blow to Mr Trump’s immigration crackdown. The judge said the ban had interpreted a Supreme Court ruling too … Read more

Judge Expands Definition of ‘close Relative’

Grandparents and other relatives of people living in the US cannot be barred from entering under President Trump’s travel ban, a judge has ruled. The order, by District Judge Derrick Watson in Hawaii, is a fresh legal blow to Mr Trump’s immigration crackdown. The judge said the ban had interpreted a Supreme Court ruling too … Read more