Supreme Court Unanimously Allows for Partial Implementation of Travel Ban

The Supreme Court gave the Trump administration’s revised travel ban its first legal victory on Monday, agreeing unanimously to consider the ban this October and allowing the ban to go partially into effect until then.

Two lower courts recently ruled the ban unconstitutional and blocked its implementation. But the government will now be able to enforce the travel ban “with respect to foreign nationals who lack any bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States” until the Supreme Court hears the case later this year.

“When it comes to refugees who lack any such connection to the United States,” the majority opinion reads, “for the reasons we have set out, the balance tips in favor of the Government’s compelling need to provide for the Nation’s security.”

The White House released a statement from President Trump celebrating the decision:
“Today’s unanimous Supreme Court decision is a clear victory for our national security. “It allows the travel suspension for the six terror-prone countries and the refugee suspension to become largely active. As President, I cannot allow people into our country who want to do us harm. … Today’s ruling allows me to use an important tool for protecting our Nation’s homeland.”