A U.S. District Court
Judge Derrick Watson has put on hold the new President Donald Trump’s travel
ban on citizens from six countries, challenged by Hawaii State,
citing "questionable evidence supporting the government's national
security motivation."
The order was to have
gone into effect Thursday, March 16, 2017.
In a 43-page ruling, District
Judge Derrick Watson also said that Hawaii would suffer financially if the
executive order goes into effect and blocks the flow of students and tourists
to the state.
The ruling was issued
less than two hours after hearing arguments on Hawaii's request to block the
ban that was to have gone into effect Thursday.
According to Judge Watson,
“Hawaii is likely to succeed on a claim that the ban violates the First
Amendment right protecting people against religious discrimination.”
The countries that would
have been affected by the recent order which was to begin Thursday include Syria,
Iran, Yemen, Libya, Sudan and Somalia.
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