In the US, a federal court in Hawaii has expanded the list of family relationships needed by people seeking new visas from six Muslim-majority countries. <br/><br/>District Judge Derrick Watson ordered Homeland Security and the State Department not to enforce the ban on grandparents, grandchildren, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins of persons in the United States. <br/><br/>The state of Hawaii had asked the District Judge to narrowly interpret a Supreme Court ruling that revived parts of Trump's March 6 executive order. <br/><br/>The Supreme Court last month said the ban could take effect, but that anyone from the six countries with a "bona fide relationship" to a U.S. person or entity could not be barred. <br/><br/>But the Trump administration decided not to include grandparents, grandchildren, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces and cousins. The new order, by District Judge is a fresh legal blow to Mr Trump's immigration crackdown.<br/><br/>
News On AIR | July 14, 2017 1:13 PM
US Judge expands list of relatives exempted from travel ban