March 30, 2017 12:08 PM

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US Federal Judge in Hawaii extends suspension of Trump's new travel ban

A US Federal Judge in Hawaii has indefinitely extended the suspension of President Trump's new travel ban. Judge Derrick Watson's ruling means Mr Trump will be barred from enforcing the ban on six mostly Muslim nations while it is contested in court. In a lawsuit, the US state says the ban would harm tourism and the ability to recruit foreign students and workers. Mr Trump said, his revised travel ban seeks to prevent terrorists from entering the United States. <br/><br/>Judge Watson made the ruling yesterday after hearing arguments from attorneys for the state of Hawaii and the US Department of Justice. The judge turned his earlier temporary restraining order into a preliminary injunction that would have a more lasting effect. President Trump's executive order on March 6 would have placed a 90-day ban on people from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen and a 120-day ban on refugees.<br/><br/>An earlier version of the order, issued in late January, sparked confusion and protests, and was blocked by a judge in Seattle. Other courts across the US have issued different rulings on Mr Trump's revised ban, with a judge in Maryland halting a part of the ban earlier this month.'Mr Trump has complained of unprecedented judicial overreach, pledging to take the case as far as it needs to go.

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