The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday revoked orders of lower courts blocked a controversial travel ban temporarily blocking the entry of visa applicants from six Muslim-majority nations.
The decision is seen as a win for U.S. President Donald Trump, who has fought hard to implement a temporary ban on immigrants and refugees from nations with a high incidence of radical Islamist terror.
The Court approved a ban that temporarily blocks entry of visa applicants from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Sudan, and Yemen for those who lack a “credible claim of bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States.”
Applicants who claim relationships with anyone in the country are unaffected by the ban, which was temporarily blocked by lower federal courts in Maryland and Hawaii, and then was upheld on appeal.
Attorneys for the administration of President Donald Trump then appealed the rulings to the Supreme Court, requesting the decision be temporarily revoked until a full hearing is held.
That is now scheduled to take place this coming October, and will review other elements of President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration as well.
