Updates | The Week of November 20, 2017
Britany Riley // 11/26/17 //
The Trump administration petitioned the Supreme Court to allow the revised “travel ban” to go into effect while the government appeals a nationwide injunction issued by a federal district judge in Hawaii (CNN, SCOTUSblog).
- The State of Hawaii has until next Tuesday to respond to the Trump administration’s request (The Hill).
A contingent of immigration law professors has submitted an amicus brief in favor of the plaintiffs in IRAP v. Trump, the Fourth Circuit’s consideration of the third Trump Administration travel ban (ImmigrationProf Blog).
According to the DHS Inspector General, federal agents violated court orders because of the confusion surrounding the rollout of the first travel ban (WaPo).
- The Inspector General’s report is being blocked from publication by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on the grounds that it contains information on the agency’s “deliberative process” (POGO)