Trump Travel Ban Dealt Blow by San Francisco Appeals Court
- Administration again on defensive as high court showdown looms
- Another appeals panel in Virginia could still side with Trump
People walk through international arrivals at JFK airport in New York City.
Photographer: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
President Donald Trump’s restrictions on travel to the U.S. from six mostly Muslim countries, Venezuela and North Korea were largely struck down by a federal appeals court, raising uncertainty as the fight heads for a final showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court.
A regional appeals court based in San Francisco, one of two panels reviewing the third version of the president’s travel ban, concluded Friday that it continues to illegally discriminate against travelers just as earlier executive orders did. The three-judge panel also ruled, however, that Trump can continue to bar or limit entry by people from the Mideast and North African nations if they don’t have a relationship with a U.S.-based person or institution.