The judicial order does not deal with the merit of the executive order issued by Mr. Trump that could be deemed unconstitutional as it effectively sanctions religious discrimination. Look what is happening all over Europe and, indeed, the world - a horrible mess!” Mr. Trump tweeted on Sunday morning. Before the court order Mr. Trump said the travel restrictions did not amount to a ban on Muslims. You see it at the airports, you see it all over," Mr. Trump said. Mr. Trump has said he will help Christians in Syria, but a Christian family of six that obtained U.S visas after a 15-year process was possibly the first victims of his travel ban.

Source: The Hindu January 29, 2017 15:00 UTC