(Brian Snyder/Reuters)[The government now says 746 people were held due to the travel ban. Those suing over the matter said the original order represents an unconstitutional targeting of Muslims, disguised as a national security measure. (Victoria Walker/The Washington Post)Though not addressing that directly, Christensen offered a defense of the ban’s national security purpose. “The seven countries were identified by the previous administration as being countries of concern for foreign terrorist travel to the Unites States. Consequently, these countries were the focus of this administration’s initial efforts to enhance vetting for foreign travel to the United States,” she said.

Source: Washington Post February 24, 2017 22:50 UTC