Seyfarth Synopsis: Immediate Stay of Trump’s Executive Order has been denied and travel ban remains halted for now.

On Friday, February 3, a Federal District Court in Washington issued a temporary restraining order (TRO), which prohibits the federal government from enforcing President Trump’s January 27, 2017 Executive Order that suspended travel to the United States for certain foreign nationals.  This TRO took effect immediately and is in effect nation-wide.  At present, any foreign national who was impacted by the travel ban can be admitted to the United States.  However, this situation remains fluid and can change any day.

Background

On Friday, January 27, President Trump signed an Executive Order which suspended travel into the United States for nationals from certain designated countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. This suspension in travel took effect immediately, and was to be in place for at least 90 days.  More information on the Executive Order can be found in Seyfarth’s original alert and our updated alert.Continue Reading Federal Court Temporarily Halts Suspension of Travel to U.S. for Previously Affected Foreign Nationals