Donald Trump’s Administration Announces New Travel Ban

The announcement by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson came a day after Hawaii launched its own lawsuit against Mr Trump’s order, which freezes entry to the United States for citizens from six Muslim-majority countries.

Ferguson also filed a motion for temporary restraining order seeking an immediate halt to the executive order’s implementation in the state and nationwide.

The new travel order, which is set to take effect on March 16, changed and replaced a more sweeping ban issued on January 27 that caused chaos and protests at airports.

The executive order, signed on Monday, would ban all refugees for 120 days and ban new visas from six Muslim-majority countries – I – for 90 days.

The new ban will be put into effect from March 16 and removes Iraq and adds categories of people who would be exempted from the order.

And in a statement about the order’s signing, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called the new order “a vital measure for strengthening our national security” and said Trump is “exercising his rightful authority to keep our people safe”.

Court documents show that both sides have asked for a hearing on 15 March, a day before the new ban is due to come into effect.

Here are five things you need to know about the new executive order.

But other legal issues apply equally to the original and revised orders. Trump administration challenged the decision and argued that the ban was justified taking the plea of protecting U.S. as part of his “Make America great again” policy.

Attorney generals in the states of New York, Massachusetts and OR said they had taken steps to join the lawsuit.

In its complaint, Hawaii says it is suing to protect its residents, businesses and schools, as well as its “sovereignty against illegal actions of President Donald J. Trump and the federal government”.

Trump bitterly attacked the courts including referring to Robart, a George W. Bush appointee, as a “so-called judge”.

Immigration advocates said the new ban still discriminates against Muslims and fails to address some of their concerns with the previous directive. It also removed an indefinite ban on Syrian refugees.

These amendments were introduced in response to legal complaints, which saw the first order blocked by U.S. federal courts.