According to Reuters, a State Department memo reflects the most recent ruling on President Trump’s travel ban, the Grandparents of U.S. citizens from six Muslim-majority countries are now eligible to receive U.S. visas. The memo was sent to all U.S. diplomatic posts overseas, Friday after Judge Derrick Watson in Hawaii issued a ruling late on... Read More

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July 14, 2017

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Hawaii Judge expands definition of “close relative” in Trump’s travel ban

Hawaii U.S District Judge Derrick Watson has ruled that President Donald Trump’s temporary ban on travelers from six Muslim-majority countries cannot stop grandparents and other relatives of United States citizens from entering the country, Thursday. This comes after the Supreme Court ruling that partly reinstated the ban on refugees and travelers from six Muslim-majority countries. The... Read More

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March 30, 2017

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President Trump’s new travel ban faces indefinite halt

By Itunuoluwa Adebo US District Court Judge Derrick Watson on Wednesday further extended his injunction on President Trump’s revised travel ban. This comes after the State of Hawaii asked the judge to extend the temporary ruling he passed on the case about two weeks ago. [READ ALSO:] The future of online privacy might now be in... Read More

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March 16, 2017

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Federal judge blocks Trump’s new travel ban

by Dolapo Adelana A US federal judge in Hawaii has issued a nationwide order blocking Donald Trump’s latest travel ban. On March 6, Trump issued a new and narrower travel ban, affecting six countries, after his first order was stopped by a court. The judge, Derrick K. Watson of Federal District Court in Honolulu, wrote that... Read More

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