U.S. ALERT – Supreme Court Allows Temporary Exemption For Grandparents, Others From Travel Ban, But Not For Certain Refugees
On July 19, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed a temporary
exemption of grandparents and other relatives (grandchildren,
aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, brothers-in-law, and
sisters-in-law) of those in the United States from President Donald
Trump’s temporary travel ban to stand. However, the court
continued the temporary travel ban for certain refugees, at least
until the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit can review
the related appeal. The people affected are from Iran, Syria,
Sudan, Libya, Yemen, and Somalia. Also exempt from the travel ban,
per a Trump administration list, are parents, spouses,
fiancé(e)s, sons, daughters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law,
and siblings.
The Supreme Court also denied the Trump administration’s
motion to clarify its order of June 26, 2017. The Supreme
Court’s brief order is at https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/071917zr_o7jp.pdf.
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