Trump asks supreme court to reinstate travel ban

On June 26, 2017, the Trump administration filed a petition with the Supreme Court of the United States, asking the Court to reinstate the travel ban, also known as Executive Order 13769, which was signed by President Donald Trump on January 27, 2017.

The travel ban aimed to suspend the entry of nationals from seven predominantly Muslim countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen) into the United States for a period of 90 days, and to impose additional scrutiny on refugees seeking to enter the country.

The travel ban was met with widespread criticism and legal challenges, with many arguing that it was discriminatory and unconstitutional. On February 3, 2017, a federal judge in Seattle issued a temporary restraining order blocking the ban, and on March 15, 2017, a federal appeals court in San Francisco upheld the lower court's decision.

The Trump administration appealed the decision to the Supreme Court, which agreed to hear the case in April 2017. On June 26, 2017, the Court issued a unanimous decision, written by Justice Anthony Kennedy, that allowed the travel ban to take effect, but with certain limitations.

The Court ruled that the travel ban could be enforced against individuals who did not have a "bona fide relationship" with a person or entity in the United States, such as a family member, employer, or university. The Court also ruled that the ban could not be enforced against individuals who had a "bona fide relationship" with a person or entity in the United States.

The travel ban was in effect from June 29, 2017, to October 17, 2017, when a new version of the ban, known as Executive Order 13880, was issued. The new ban removed Iraq from the list of countries subject to the travel ban and added North Korea and Venezuela.

The travel ban has been the subject of ongoing legal challenges and controversy, with many arguing that it is discriminatory and unconstitutional. In 2020, the Supreme Court upheld the ban in a 5-4 decision, with the majority ruling that the ban was lawful and did not violate the Constitution's establishment clause or the Immigration and Nationality Act.