02-04-2017, 01:29 PM
A federal judge in Washington granted a restraining order on Trump's entry/travel ban Executive Order yesterday. The restraining order is effective nationwide and the State Dept is now working to re-instate all of the visas revoked last week and DHS is back to standard protocol.
This EO was not well thought-out, did not have necessary vetting before implementation, and is tying up courts across the country. Very sloppy.
It should have been obvious (common sense) that exceptions to the nations-of-origin criteria needed to be outlined from the start; greencard holders, in-transit refugees, government-aide visas, etc. In my opinion, exempting those individuals while pausing new visa/refugee applications and existing tourist/visitor/fiancee visas wouldn't have caused nearly as many legal problems, protests, and cases of personal grief......and would have been more in-line with the stated goals of the Executive Order as well.
Anyway, the Trump administration says they'll fight the Washington judge's ruling in court. For now, the judge's order stands.
This EO was not well thought-out, did not have necessary vetting before implementation, and is tying up courts across the country. Very sloppy.
It should have been obvious (common sense) that exceptions to the nations-of-origin criteria needed to be outlined from the start; greencard holders, in-transit refugees, government-aide visas, etc. In my opinion, exempting those individuals while pausing new visa/refugee applications and existing tourist/visitor/fiancee visas wouldn't have caused nearly as many legal problems, protests, and cases of personal grief......and would have been more in-line with the stated goals of the Executive Order as well.
Anyway, the Trump administration says they'll fight the Washington judge's ruling in court. For now, the judge's order stands.