U.S. judge questions government on Trump's latest travel ban
Source: Reuters
GREENBELT, Md. (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday questioned attorneys defending the Trump administration about a classified report the government is using to justify its latest ban on citizens of some countries from entering the United States.
U.S. District Court Judge Theodore Chuang in Maryland heard arguments for and against President Donald Trumps new travel ban, set to take effect on Wednesday. It indefinitely limits travel from Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Chad and North Korea. Certain government officials from Venezuela were also barred.
All those countries except Chad, North Korea and Venezuela were included in two earlier temporary versions of the travel ban, which Trumps opponents called thinly veiled attempts to fulfill his campaign pledge of a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.
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Chuang asked Hashim Mooppan, the attorney representing the government, if there were inconsistencies between the homeland security report and Trumps proclamation. Mooppan declined to discuss details of the classified report, and said the government does not have to explain whether Trumps advisers disagreed about the ban.
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