The 9th Circuit order, due to take effect on Tuesday, would have cleared the way for as many as 24,000 refugees who have "a sponsorship-assurance agreement" with a U.S.-based refugee-resettlement agency, the government said. Last week, the 9th Circuit said that grandparents are close relatives and therefore -- according to an earlier Supreme Court order -- may not be denied entry under the disputed travel ban. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Oct. 10 on the legality of Trump's travel ban. "The court's immediate intervention is needed once more," acting Solicitor Gen. Jeffrey Wall said in an emergency motion filed with Kennedy, who oversees the 9th Circuit. He is likely to seek a reply from lawyers for Hawaii, and then turn the matter over to the full court.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 11, 2017 19:52 UTC