The Justice Department argued Tuesday that a federal appeals court should overturn a district court judge's order halting President Trump's executive action suspending travel to the U.S. from seven majority-Muslim nations. The government described the executive order as a "90-day pause" needed to ensure adequate standards were in place for visa screening, which Flentje called "plainly constitutional." Flentje added that the case was moving fast and the government had not yet included additional evidence to support the ban. The final minutes of the hearing were largely devoted to whether the travel ban was intended to discriminate against Muslims. Noah Purcell, Washington state's solicitor general, cited public statements by Trump calling for a ban on the entry of Muslims to the U.S.

Source: Fox News February 08, 2017 00:52 UTC