Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Third Travel Ban
- Judge finds edict ‘plainly discriminates’ based on nationality
- White House vows to keep fighting, cites grave security threat
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President Donald Trump struck out again with his third try at a travel ban, as federal judges temporarily blocked it from taking effect nationwide on Wednesday.
This time, Trump’s order was found to discriminate by using the nationality of travelers “as a proxy” for their security risk. In earlier rulings over two prior attempts at a travel ban, judges said they were motivated by bias against Muslims.