Hawaii first state to challenge Trump’s new travel ban

THE state is filing a legal complaint against the President’s revised executive order to restrict immigration from six Muslim-majority countries.

Politicians in the Hawaii House in Honolulu. Picture: Cathy Bussewitz/AP Photo

HAWAII has become the first US state to make a legal challenge to Donald Trump’s revised travel ban.

The state will seek a temporary restraining order on Wednesday against the President’s new executive order restricting travel from six Muslim-majority countries.

Hawaii will file its complaint against the President’s latest travel ban as part of a joint motion with the government. The Trump administration will file its opposition on March 13, and an oral argument will be held on March 15, if the District Court agrees.

Donald Trump’s revised executive order was delivered by his cabinet on Monday. Picture: Andrew Harnik/AP Photo

Supreme Court lawyer Neal Katyal tweeted that he was: “Proud to stand w/State of Hawaii challenging Pres.Trump’s ‘new’ executive order issued yesterday.”

The new executive order prevents citizens of Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen from obtaining US visas for at least 90 days and suspends the refugee resettlement process for 120 days.

Mr Trump “softened the hard edges of the January 27 executive order” after it sparked massive backlash and it was struck down by the courts.

Iraq was removed from the list of countries in Monday’s revised version, which was delivered by those inside the Trump cabinet instead of the White House.