“On background: to clarify, we could take the TRO to Supreme Court,” the statement read, referring to the lower court’s temporary restraining order against Trump’s travel ban. Also on Friday, a judge on the appeals court in San Francisco asked for full-court reconsideration of the three-judge panel’s refusal to reinstate Trump’s travel ban. Revised orderThe White House may consider issuing a new executive order that explicitly omits lawful permanent residents, or green-card holders, from the travel ban in an effort to head off legal challenges. Spicer said Trump’s promise of a new action doesn’t signal any legal retreat from his original immigration order. “I’ve learned tremendous things that you could only learn, frankly, if you were in a certain position, namely president, and there are tremendous threats to our country,” Trump said.

Source: Mint February 11, 2017 03:45 UTC