05.02.2017 - 18:18 [ New York Times ]

The Latest: Trump Appeal: Aliens Lack Constitutional Rights

The Latest on the reaction to a court order blocking U.S. President Donald Trump‘s ban on travelers and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries (all times Eastern):

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The Justice Department has appealed a judge‘s order blocking his travel ban at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, citing the „sovereign prerogative“ of a president to admit or exclude aliens.