"We are reviewing the court's order and the government will begin enforcing the travel proclamation consistent with the partial stay. The second one expired in September after a long court fight and was replaced with another revised version.Trump has said the travel ban is needed to protect the United States from terrorism by Muslim militants. As a candidate, Trump had promised "a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States. "Critics of the travel ban in its various iterations call it a "Muslim ban" that violates the US Constitution by discriminating on the basis of religion.The 9th Circuit is due to hear oral arguments in the case on Dec. 6. The Maryland case was brought by the American Civil Liberties Union, which represents several advocacy groups, including the International Refugee Assistance Project.

Source: Economic Times November 14, 2017 00:22 UTC