Reshaping the 9th Circuit has long been a conservative goal, one that the Trump administration has plenty of incentive to pursue. Since Trump’s inauguration, 9th Circuit judges have ruled that he couldn't legally bar tens of thousands of visitors and immigrants from several mostly Muslim nations from entering the country (a decision the Supreme Court overturned). They’ve also forced him to continue processing renewal applications of immigrants previously approved for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which Trump ended.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 15, 2018 10:02 UTC