Just hours before it was to go into effect, President Trump’s newly revised travel ban was put on hold by a federal judge in Hawaii. Judges in Maryland, Washington, Hawaii and other states were asked to block the Executive Order that targets people from 6 predominantly Muslim countries. An Attorney general argued that the new order harms residents, universities and businesses, (especially tech companies which rely on foreign workers. California, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York And Oregon have joined the claim. Washington and Hawaii say the order also violates the first amendment, which bars the government from favoring or disfavoring any religion. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court Of Appeals refused to reinstate the original ban, but did not rule on the discrimination claim.
